Paul Morphy
Romantic era · USA · 1837–1884
Swept every rival in Europe by 22 and then walked away; still the model for open-game play.
Career In The Collection
211Games
170Wins
18Draws
23Losses
85%Score
1848–1866Active
Head-to-Head Records
| Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolf Anderssen | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | view games |
| Louis Paulsen | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | view games |
| Howard Staunton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | view games |
211 Games · Page 1 of 2
- 1866 vs Charles Amedee Maurian White New Orleans C37 1-0
- 1866 vs C. Muarian White New Orleans C37 1-0
- 1864 vs P. Capdevielle White Havana sim C51 1-0
- 1864 vs Dominguez White Havana sim C55 1-0
- 1864 vs Celso Golmayo Zupide White Havana sim C51 1-0
- 1864 vs Felix Sicre White Havana sim C41 1-0
- 1863 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere White Paris m2 C51 1-0
- 1863 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere Black Paris m2 C51 0-1
- 1863 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere Black Paris m2 C54 0-1
- 1863 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere White Paris m2 C55 1-0
- 1863 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere White Paris m2 C51 1-0
- 1863 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere White Paris m2 C66 1-0
- 1863 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere Black Paris m2 C54 1-0
- 1863 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere White Paris m2 C38 0-1
- 1863 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere Black Paris m2 C58 0-1
- 1863 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere White Paris m2 C53 1-0
- 1863 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere Black Paris m2 C33 1-0
- 1863 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere Black Paris m2 C50 0-1
- 1862 vs JM. Sicre White Habana m C01 1-0
- 1862 vs JM. Sicre Black Habana m C78 0-1
- 1859 vs G. Hammond White USA tour sim C70 1-0
- 1859 vs Hart White New York sim C44 1-0
- 1859 vs BT. Jefferson White New York sim C52 1-0
- 1859 vs Simon JB Knott White New York sim C37 1-0
- 1859 vs S. Lewis White USA tour sim B00 1-0
- 1859 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal Black London m1 C84 1/2-1/2
- 1859 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal White London m1 C51 1-0
- 1859 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal White London m1 C51 1/2-1/2
- 1859 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal Black London m1 C78 1-0
- 1859 vs Augustus Mongredien Black Paris m1 A84 0-1
- 1859 vs Augustus Mongredien Black Paris m1 C33 0-1
- 1859 vs Augustus Mongredien White Paris m1 C40 1-0
- 1859 vs Augustus Mongredien Black Paris m1 C23 1/2-1/2
- 1859 vs Augustus Mongredien White Paris m1 C51 1-0
- 1859 vs Augustus Mongredien White Paris m1 C58 1-0
- 1859 vs Augustus Mongredien Black Paris m1 C52 0-1
- 1859 vs Augustus Mongredien White Paris m1 C41 1-0
- 1859 vs NN Black USA tour sim C65 0-1
- 1859 vs NN White New York sim C51 1-0
- 1859 vs S. Smyth White USA tour sim C01 1-0
- 1859 vs J. Stone White New York sim C51 1-0
- 1859 vs W. Thomas White Philadelphia m C50 1-0
- 1859 vs Tilghman White USA tour sim C37 1-0
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen White Paris m1 C39 1-0
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Paris m1 A20 0-1
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Paris m1 A20 1-0
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Paris m1 A20 1/2-1/2
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen White Paris m1 C00 1-0
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen White Paris m1 C38 1-0
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen White Paris m1 C65 1-0
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Paris m1 C33 0-1
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen White Paris m1 B44 1-0
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Paris m1 C39 0-1
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Paris m1 C77 1/2-1/2
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen White Paris m1 C52 0-1
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Paris m1 C77 0-1
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Paris m1 C39 1-0
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen White Paris it C38 1-0
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen White Paris m1 B01 1-0
- 1858 vs Adolf Anderssen White Paris m1 B01 1-0
- 1858 vs Avery White Birmingham sim B40 1/2-1/2
- 1858 vs Thomas Wilson Barnes White London m1 C41 1-0
- 1858 vs Thomas Wilson Barnes Black London m1 C41 0-1
- 1858 vs Thomas Wilson Barnes White London m1 C30 0-1
- 1858 vs Thomas Wilson Barnes Black London m1 C77 0-1
- 1858 vs Thomas Wilson Barnes White London m1 B00 0-1
- 1858 vs Thomas Wilson Barnes Black London m1 C65 0-1
- 1858 vs Thomas Wilson Barnes Black London m1 C41 0-1
- 1858 vs Thomas Wilson Barnes White London m1 C42 1-0
- 1858 vs H. Baucher White Paris sim C62 1-0
- 1858 vs H. Baucher Black Paris it C39 0-1
- 1858 vs Bernhard Bierwisch White Paris sim C01 1-0
- 1858 vs Henry Edward Bird Black London m5 C41 0-1
- 1858 vs Henry Edward Bird White London m5 C39 1-0
- 1858 vs Henry Edward Bird White London m5 C51 1-0
- 1858 vs Samuel Standige Boden Black London m3 C65 0-1
- 1858 vs Samuel Standige Boden White London m3 C30 1-0
- 1858 vs Samuel Standige Boden White London m3 C64 1/2-1/2
- 1858 vs Samuel Standige Boden White London m3 C58 1-0
- 1858 vs Samuel Standige Boden White London m3 C54 1-0
- 1858 vs Samuel Standige Boden Black London m3 C41 1/2-1/2
- 1858 vs Samuel Standige Boden White London m3 C55 1-0
- 1858 vs Samuel Standige Boden Black London m3 C42 1/2-1/2
- 1858 vs Samuel Standige Boden Black London m3 C41 1-0
- 1858 vs Samuel Standige Boden White London m3 C30 1-0
- 1858 vs Bornemann White Paris sim C30 1-0
- 1858 vs A. Bottin White Paris it C20 1-0
- 1858 vs J. Carr White Birmingham sim B00 1-0
- 1858 vs M. Chamouillet White Paris it C01 1-0
- 1858 vs Frederic Deacon White London C52 1-0
- 1858 vs Frederic Deacon Black London C38 1-0
- 1858 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere Black Paris m2 C77 1/2-1/2
- 1858 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere Black Paris m2 C51 0-1
- 1858 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere White Paris m2 C51 0-1
- 1858 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere Black Paris m2 C51 1-0
- 1858 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere Black Paris m2 C51 0-1
- 1858 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere White Paris m2 C51 1-0
- 1858 vs Pierre Charles Four De Saint Amant Black Paris it C54 0-1
- 1858 vs Duke Karl Count Isouard White Paris it C41 1-0
- 1858 vs A. Forde White New Orleans sim C52 1-0
- 1858 vs J. Freeman White Birmingham sim C23 1-0
- 1858 vs Guibert White Paris sim B01 1/2-1/2
- 1858 vs TJ. Hampton White London C51 1-0
- 1858 vs Daniel Harrwitz Black Paris m3 A85 0-1
- 1858 vs Daniel Harrwitz White Paris m3 C41 1-0
- 1858 vs Daniel Harrwitz White Paris m3 C62 0-1
- 1858 vs Daniel Harrwitz White Paris m3 C62 1-0
- 1858 vs Daniel Harrwitz White Paris m3 C41 1-0
- 1858 vs Daniel Harrwitz Black Paris m3 D35 1-0
- 1858 vs Daniel Harrwitz Black Paris m3 A85 0-1
- 1858 vs Daniel Harrwitz Black Paris m3 A85 1/2-1/2
- 1858 vs Walter John White London B00 1-0
- 1858 vs Paul Journoud Black Paris it C50 0-1
- 1858 vs Paul Journoud Black Paris it C51 1-0
- 1858 vs Paul Journoud White Paris it B21 1-0
- 1858 vs E. Lequesne White Paris sim B00 1/2-1/2
- 1858 vs Frederic Lewis White London C51 1-0
- 1858 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal White London m C41 0-1
- 1858 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal Black London m C42 1-0
- 1858 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal Black London m C41 0-1
- 1858 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal White London m C01 1-0
- 1858 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal White London m C30 1-0
- 1858 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal White London m C30 1-0
- 1858 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal Black London m C42 1/2-1/2
- 1858 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal Black London m C42 0-1
- 1858 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal Black London m C64 0-1
- 1858 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal Black London m B44 1-0
- 1858 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal White London m B32 1-0
- 1858 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal White London m C77 1-0
- 1858 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal Black London m C41 1/2-1/2
- 1858 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal White London m C01 1-0
- 1858 vs George Williams Lyttelton White Birmingham sim C39 1-0
- 1858 vs Charles Amedee Maurian White New Orleans m2 C33 1-0
- 1858 vs George Webb Medley Black London m4 C51 1-0
- 1858 vs George Webb Medley White London m4 C39 1-0
- 1858 vs George Webb Medley Black London m4 C65 0-1
- 1858 vs George Webb Medley Black London m4 C70 0-1
- 1858 vs NN White New Orleans sim C52 1-0
- 1858 vs NN White New Orleans sim C51 1-0
- 1858 vs NN White New Orleans sim C52 1-0
- 1858 vs NN White New Orleans sim C55 1-0
- 1858 vs NN White New Orleans sim C57 1-0
- 1858 vs NN White New Orleans sim C37 1-0
- 1858 vs NN White London C51 1-0
- 1858 vs NN White New Orleans sim C52 1-0
- 1858 vs NN White New Orleans sim C37 1-0
- 1858 vs NN White New Orleans sim C55 1-0
- 1858 vs NN White New Orleans sim C52 1-0
- 1858 vs John Owen Black London m2 D40 0-1
- 1858 vs John Owen White London m2 B00 0-1
- 1858 vs Potier White Paris sim C42 1-0
- 1858 vs J. Preti White Paris sim B21 1-0
- 1858 vs J. Rhodes White Birmingham sim C30 1-0
- 1858 vs G. Salmon White Birmingham sim C51 1-0
- 1858 vs M. Seguin White Paris sim C41 1-0
- 1858 vs J. Smith Black New Orleans sim C39 0-1
- 1858 vs Howard Staunton Black London C41 0-1
- 1858 vs A. Wills White Birmingham sim B40 1-0
- 1857 vs Hart White New Orleans sim C44 1-0
- 1857 vs Theodor Lichtenhein Black USA-01.Congress A83 0-1
- 1857 vs Theodor Lichtenhein White USA-01.Congress C42 1-0
- 1857 vs Theodor Lichtenhein Black USA-01.Congress D40 1/2-1/2
- 1857 vs Theodor Lichtenhein Black USA-01.Congress C55 0-1
- 1857 vs Alexander Beaufort Meek White USA-01.Congress C00 1-0
- 1857 vs Alexander Beaufort Meek Black USA-01.Congress C54 0-1
- 1857 vs Alexander Beaufort Meek Black USA-01.Congress C44 0-1
- 1857 vs Alexander Beaufort Meek White New Orleans C52 1-0
- 1857 vs Louis Paulsen Black USA-01.Congress C47 0-1
- 1857 vs Louis Paulsen White USA-01.Congress B40 1-0
- 1857 vs Louis Paulsen Black New Orleans C64 0-1
- 1857 vs Louis Paulsen Black USA-01.Congress C48 0-1
- 1857 vs Louis Paulsen Black USA-01.Congress C64 1-0
- 1857 vs Louis Paulsen Black USA-01.Congress C67 1/2-1/2
- 1857 vs Louis Paulsen White USA-01.Congress B40 1-0
- 1857 vs Louis Paulsen White USA-01.Congress B40 1/2-1/2
- 1857 vs Louis Paulsen White USA-01.Congress B40 1-0
- 1857 vs J. Thompson Black USA-01.Congress C54 0-1
- 1857 vs J. Thompson White USA-01.Congress B44 1-0
- 1857 vs J. Thompson Black USA-01.Congress C50 0-1
- 1857 vs J. Thompson Black New Orleans C51 0-1
- 1856 vs T. Knight White New Orleans C37 1-0
- 1856 vs Ernest Morphy White New Orleans C64 1-0
- 1856 vs NN White New Orleans C33 1-0
- 1856 vs NN White New Orleans C25 1-0
- 1855 vs Ayers White Alabama C52 1-0
- 1855 vs Charles Amedee Maurian White Alabama C33 0-1
- 1855 vs Alexander Beaufort Meek White Alabama C38 1-0
- 1855 vs Alexander Beaufort Meek Black Mobile C44 0-1
- 1855 vs Alexander Beaufort Meek Black New Orleans C44 0-1
- 1852 vs L. Mc Connell Black New Orleans C52 0-1
- 1850 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal White New Orleans C42 1-0
- 1850 vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal White New Orleans B21 1-0
- 1850 vs J. Mc Connell Black New Orleans C02 0-1
- 1850 vs Ernest Morphy White New Orleans C52 1-0
- 1850 vs Ernest Morphy White New Orleans C50 1-0
- 1850 vs NN White New Orleans C44 1-0
- 1850 vs NN White New Orleans C34 1-0
- 1849 vs James Mac Connel Black New Orleans C38 0-1
- 1849 vs James Mac Connel White New Orleans C40 1-0
- 1849 vs James Mac Connel White New Orleans C39 1-0
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