Did Morphy Ever Lose?

Morphy won with 6 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws. But the games from 1850 already show the prodigious talent of Morphy. Morphy was also twelve years old when he played his first published game. ... But this did not stop him from losing quickly against young Morphy!

Who did Morphy lose?

Lowenthal, a political refugee from Hungary who was well known in European chess circles. Morphy, in his French vernacular, described Lowenthal's reaction at losing to him in one word: “comique.”

Was Paul Morphy ever defeated?

Despite his illness Morphy triumphed easily, winning seven while losing two, with two draws. When asked about his defeat, Anderssen claimed to be out of practice, but also admitted that Morphy was in any event the stronger player and that he was fairly beaten.

Alexander Ross

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