Hertan: The Real Paul Morphy (paperback) mix holz Focus on practical situations rather

Focus on practical situations rather than artificial combinations or standard checkmate patterns

was a chess prodigy

The follow up of the successful tactics books by Csaba Balogh

because things often appear very different depending on the viewer's point of view

Hertan: The Real Paul Morphy (paperback) mix holz Focus on practical situations ratherHis 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