E4: The Pride and Sorrow

<p>A nine-year-old boy shows his father and uncle where they went wrong in their recent game. &nbsp;&nbsp;The remarkable thing? &nbsp;Nobody had ever taught him how to play chess.</p> <p><br> The game this time is Morphy vs. Duke Karl and Count Isouard (1858). &nbsp;&nbsp;You can find the annotation here: &nbsp;<a href="https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1233404">https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1233404</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode Resources:</p> <ul> <li>Book:<a href="https://amzn.to/3m2X6bX"> Paul Morphy: Pride and Sorrow of Chess</a> by David Lawson<br> <br> </li> <li>Book: <a href="https://amzn.to/377Osod">The Oxford Companion to Chess</a> by David Hooper and Kenneth Whyld<br> <br> </li> </ul> <p>Support the show:</p> <ul> <li>Sign up for the newsletter: <a href="https://audiblechess.substack.com/welcome"><u>https://audiblechess.substack.com/welcome</u></a><u> </u><a href="https://audiblechess.substack.com/welcome"><u>&nbsp;<br> </u></a></li> <li>Become an official Patron: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/audiblechess"><u>www.patreon.com/audiblechess</u> <br> </a></li> <li>To make a one-time contribution, you can buy me a coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/davidzok"><u>https://www.buymeacoffee.com/davidzok<br> </u></a></li> </ul> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audiblechess/message