The apostrophe cannot be correct if <Evans> is preceded by <the>.

<Boomie> 8.Ba3. The move may have been known, I can't remember.

Ok,
* Morphy was 21 years old when he played them.

Not his fault he was so far ahead of most everyone in terms of understanding--if this were a political race, with your horse in the ascendancy, you would be crowing about the smashing victories earned.

<....Steinitz face (sic) a much stronger field, like Muhammad Ali.>

This was the point where chess players were actually paid decent money. So chess became popular.

Then came Morphy.. first he refused to play for money. So I don't believe Staunton 'ducked' Morphy; Staunton simply did not want to play for nothing. Go figure.

People are talking about the war, but Morphy got no clients because they thought he was crazy. Which, at that point, was true: Morphy did not have any sense for reality. He was a hopeless romantic. Long story short: he never defended nobody.

8.Ba3 is played in the 5...Ba5 variation. Steinitz played 5...Bc5 in this match.

Anderssen undoubtedly knew that Steinitz would play 5...Bc5. Perhaps he found something for white in that variation.

He didn't accept prizes since he was from a wealthy family. He donated his prizes.

For example, after the first American Congress:

At the award ceremony on November11, Morphy, having requested that he not receive any monetary prize if he won, was presented with a silver serving set, note 9 consisting of a pitcher, four goblets and a salver in lieu of the original $300.

After the tournament Morphy played many casual games, refusing no one who asked to play, but he refused to play for for stakes which "pleased them the more."

(http://www.edochess.ca/batgirl/morp...)

The Evans has held up pretty well over the years. Modern GMs occasionally play it. They are finding new life in the Giuoco Piano, too.>

But in their match, Anderssen and Morphy didn't play (Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858) the variation that Steinitz and Anderssen played repeatedly (including this game), leading to the so-called Normal Position. I don't think anyone in the 1850s or 1860s, except maybe Steinitz, thought that this variation had been refuted.

Here's the reference to Morphy's statement about the Evans.

<After Morphy lost the first game offering the Evan's Gambit, he remarked to Edge that the game "proved to him that the Evans is indubitably a lost game for the first player, if the defense be carefully played; inasmuch as the former can never recover the gambit pawn, and the position supposed to be acquired at the outset, cannot be maintained.">

http://www.edochess.ca/batgirl/morp...

Nope, "modern chess" started at 1851 in London.

Steinitz struggled against two OLD *tomato cans* Morphy destroyed them easily in their youth. Steinitz barely defeated them thanks to their old age.

Steinitz struggled against two OLD *tomato cans* Morphy destroyed them easily in their youth. Steinitz barely defeated them thanks to their old age.>

I already refuted this once.

Let me address this clearly and systematically so that your responsibility to respond to my points can't be overlooked.

First of all, Anderssen and Bird were much better chess players, much stronger, when they played Steinitz later on. Much stronger.

Bird beat Lasker!

Bird vs Lasker, 1892

That's stepping into a whole new modern era of chess! He couldn't have done that when he was patzering around with Horwitz in his early days.

Secondly, you haven't said which of Morphy's opponents were on the level of Chigorin, Zukertort and Blackburne.

Yes, you said "all of them" but that's obviously you being butthurt by my question, because we all know that players like Meek and Schulten and the likes didn't even approach their level.

Because you were unable to come up with any names, we can now conclude that you were forced to admit that Morphy played no one on par with Zuke, Chig and Blackburne, aside from Anderssen, who got stronger later.

Thanks for playing.

And the game you posted is a crazy gambit, likes of which are played in Morphy era as well. What is there to be sold as "new era?" 😀 And Bird had been playing such games in 1850s as well. But thanks for the game, because that is theplayer Morphy whipped the floor with:

Bird vs Morphy, 1858

As you yourself stated, I did say "all of them were, if not better."

Each and every player Morphy faced was much better than each and every player Steinitz won a game against (except Lasker). And the indisputable proof of that is Bird and Anderssen, the two players that got dominated by Morphy in their youth but still were an almost too hard of a challenge in their old age against Steinitz.

We were done from the beginning as the *old potatoes* that were raped by Morphy almost raped Steinitz. None of you have dared to counter that point, as you have nothing to say.

We're not talking about doing pushups and wrestling. We are talking about chess.

Your assumption is that because they were younger they played better chess. That is wrong and you can tell just by looking at their games. Perhaps you are unable to make that judgment when playing them over.

Your answer didn't include players in MOrphy's time that were the equal of Chigorin, Zukertort and Blackburne.

Your assumption is that since time has advanced they became better chess players. That is wrong and you can tell just by looking at their games. Obviously you are unable to do that when playing over them.

My answer did and does address that from the beginning: Each and every player Morphy played was better.

No, I have studied their games over the last few years and have made that determination based off of that research.

That all you got?

<Each and every player Morphy played was better.>

And each and every opponent of Morphy is better than the equivalents of Steinitz (except Lasker). Chigorin's equivalent is not judge Meek. Find similar top players from Morphy era and they are better.

However, you do not need to speak of hypothetical alternative histories. You have 2 players that played both. In the real history (that actually happened), those two players were raped by Morphy and Steinitz hardly defeated them.