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19th century American chess master and one of the first unofficial World Champions of chess who retired from the game when he was very young.His nickname was "The Pride and Sorrow of Chess" because he left his brilliant career to become a lawyer only to die in 1884 from a stroke at the age of forty-seven.He is often considered the Bobby Fischer of the 19th Century.
BEFORE FAMEHe was one of the first famous chess prodigies.
PERSONAL LIFEHis father Alonzo was a Supreme Court Justice.
FUN FACTSChess Player Paul Morphy were born on Thursday, birthstone is Pearl, the seaon was Summer in the Chinese year of , it is 170 days until Paul Morphy next birthday.
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