Hertan: The Real Paul Morphy (hardcover) Taktik is the only American to

is the only American to have become world champion and is probably the greatest natural talent the world has ever seen

of one thing you can be sure: Black certainly has a lot of fun in trying to checkmate the white king

What makes the Kan a good practical choice compared to other Sicilian variations

with relatively little effort

Games against five world champions and leading rivals including Marshall

Hertan: The Real Paul Morphy (hardcover) Taktik is the only American toHis Life and Chess Games Paul Morphy might well be the most brilliant and enigmatic chess champion of all time. He burst onto the scene in 1857 as a 20 year old and dominated the chess world for two short years, convincingly defeating all the strongest players. After conquering the European chess scene, Morphy was universally recognised as the greatest player of all time. But at the age of 22 he suddenly and permanently retired from serious