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by alex1138 29 days ago
- Paul Morphy, lawyer (I think). One of... well. Greatest of all time discussions are hard (times evolve) but he murdered his competition relative to his time
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IAmGraydon 29 days ago
Morphy was certainly a freak of nature, sort of like Elizabeth in Queen's Gambit. Sadly, he lost his mind and died in his 40s.
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gwern 29 days ago
(The quote is apocryphal and long after, so I'm pretty sure it's bunk.)
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