Morphy
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t always thus: The great American champ Paul Morphy made his name in a string of challenge matches during his electric tour of European capitals in the years just before the Civil War.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
Australian Florence Morphy gave the small terracotta urn to England captain Ivo Bligh as a trophy and symbol of her love.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
But the effort kept most alive until a new habitat could be prepared in Middle Ponil Creek, about 58 miles from Rito Morphy.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
The game against Bulmaga looks like something from Paul Morphy or Mikhail Tal.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 26, 2021
Chess historians and critics believed that twenty-one-year-old Morphy would have easily beaten Staunton.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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