Early on, Morphy's playing ability was underestimated in European chess circles, with few of his games being seen by top players of that time.

Some commentators disagree, including American GM Reuben Fine, who wrote that " if we examine Morphy's record and games critically, we cannot justify such extravaganza ", and British GM Raymond Keene.

Here are Morphy's results in matches and casual games not played at odds:

In 1860 Löwenthal took advantage of Morphy's extreme popularity to create a collection of the American master's games titled Morphy's Games of Chess.

Staunton later blamed Morphy for the failure to have a match, suggesting among other things that Morphy lacked the funds required for match stakes — a most unlikely charge given Morphy's popularity.

Staunton is known to have been working on his edition of the complete works of Shakespeare at the time, but he also competed in a chess tournament during Morphy's visit.

Morphy's celebrity drew manufacturers who sought his endorsements, newspapers asked him to write chess columns, and a baseball club was named after him.

Count Morphy was highly praising of Albéniz, and Albéniz would later dedicate Sevilla to Morphy's wife when he premiered it in Paris in January 1886.

:: Black elects Morphy's Defence.

Morphy's mother, Louise Thérèse Félicité Thelcide Le Carpentier, was the musically talented daughter of a prominent French Creole family.

After that incident Morphy's family recognized him as a precocious talent and encouraged him to play at family gatherings and local chess milieus.

" Prince Galitzine then explained that he was in the frontiers of Siberia when he had first heard of Morphy's " wonderful deeds.

Morphy's embryonic law career was disrupted in 1861 by the outbreak of the American Civil War.

Edward Winter contends that this is not chess history but merely " lurid figments " stemming from a booklet written by Morphy's niece, Regina Morphy-Voitier.

Classical Variation ( C48 ), 0 – 1 Morphy's queen sacrifice transforms his positional pressure into a decisive attack on Paulsen's king.

The settlement was then known as Morphy's Falls.

On several occasions, the Duke invited Morphy to the Italian Opera House in Paris, Salle Le Peletier, where the former kept a private box which was, according to Morphy's associate Frederick Edge, so close to the stage that one " might kiss the prima donna without any trouble ", and which always contained a chess set, the Duke being a keen player as well as an opera lover.

According to Morphy's biographer David Lawson, Morphy was friendly to Löwenthal and therefore agreed to sign his name to material in the book, that was purported to be written by Morphy but in fact was not.

In 1860 he published Morphy's Games of Chess, with Analytical and Critical Notes.

Thomas Wilson Barnes ( 1825 – 1874 ) was an English chess master, one of the leading British masters at the time of Paul Morphy's visit to the UK in 1858.

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The most common ways to represent these times are, ( a ) to use a 24-hour clock ( 0: 00 and 12: 00, 24: 00 ), ( b ) to use " 12 noon " or " 12 midnight ", although unless the person is referring to a general time and not a specific day, " 12 midnight " is still ambiguous, ( c ) to specify the time between two successive days or dates ( Midnight Saturday / Sunday or Midnight December 14 / 15 ), and ( d ) to use " 12: 01 a. m ." or " 11: 59 p. m .," as is used where the ambiguity can have serious consequences, such as in contracts and insurance policies.

Trial by Jury: " The Constitution s. 80 states: ' The trial on indictment of any offence against any law of the Commonwealth shall be by jury ...' This Court has construed this section to mean that if there be no indictment there must be a jury but there is nothing to compel procedure by indictment … In a famous dissent Dixon and Evatt JJ described this construction as a mockery of the Constitution and considered that anyone charged with any serious offence against the laws of the Commonwealth was entitled to trial by jury ( Lowenstein ( 1938 ) 59 CLR 556 at 582 )" " The jury is a strong antidote to the eletist tendencies of the legal system.

On the Shannon, 24 were killed and 59 wounded, including Broke who sustained a serious head wound while leading the boarding party.

In June 2012, Barclays was fined £ 59. 5 million by the FSA (£ 290 million in total ) for " serious, widespread breaches of City rules relating to the Libor and Euribor rates ".

The next season, they seemed to regress, finishing with only 59 points and 21 games under. 500, the sixth-worst record in the league.

The 76ers finished an NBA-record 59 games behind the Atlantic Division champion Boston Celtics.

After winning 59 games and a third straight division title, the Pistons cruised through the first two rounds of the playoffs before playing a tough Eastern Conference Finals series against Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.

The 1958 – 59 and 1959 – 60 seasons saw Richard battling injuries that reduced his games played to 42 and 51.

Online activities with the highest rates of use among adolescents are video games ( 78 % of adolescents ), email ( 73 %), instant messaging ( 68 %), social networking sites ( 65 %), news sources ( 63 %), music ( 59 %), and videos ( 57 %).

Henderson finished the season with 11 points in 13 games for Toronto, then scored 27 goals and 59 points in 1968 – 69.

There were a number of prior games that allowed hundreds of people to play at the same time, including The Realm Online, Neverwinter Nights ( the AOL version ), and Meridian 59 ; however, Ultima Online was intended to be a significant improvement over the previous games, both graphically and in game mechanics.

As the Dodgers moved west in 1958, Reese joined them as a backup infielder, retiring that year after batting. 224 in 59 games.

He had been injured and only played in 59 of the 82 games of his final season.

Despite their new captain's slight statistical slump ( 20. 3 points, 11. 1 rebounds, 2. 7 assists, 2. 6 blocks per game ), the Spurs won the second seed for the 2005 NBA Playoffs by winning 59 games.

* 18 Bob Hayes, 59, National Football League Dallas Cowboys star, and Olympic games Hall of Fame member.

Their only division title came in 2002 as the team posted the best record in the league at 85 – 59, but they lost to the eventual PCL champion Edmonton Trappers three games to one.

After two somewhat disappointing seasons, Alfredsson's scoring totals improved, with 21 goals and 59 points in 57 games.

In Carlton's first season with Philadelphia, he led the league in wins ( 27 ), complete games ( 30 ), strikeouts ( 310 ), and ERA ( 1. 97 ), despite playing for a team whose final record was 59 – 97.

In the early years of Major League Baseball before 1900 it was common for an exceptional pitcher to win 30 or more games in one season with Old Hoss Radbourn of the defunct Providence Grays holding the record with an astounding 59 wins in 1884.

Hobbs began with two centuries in the opening three first-class games, and in the first Test had the highest score in both England innings with 49 and 59.

In 1980, he returned from Florida State to become a full-time manager of the Yanks, taking them to the AL Eastern Division championship with a 103 – 59 record, but losing three consecutive games to the Kansas City Royals in the playoffs.

After the Squires dealt Barry to the New York Nets, he played in only 59 games in the 1970-71 season due to a knee injury but still made the ABA All Star team.

He assumed the starting role over Hackett the following season in 2000 – 01 and went 20-29-5 in 59 games.

As his team only won 51 games that year, his ratio of winning 31. 3 % of his team's games was the highest for any starting pitcher since Steve Carlton in 1972 ( who won 27 of the Phillies ' 59 wins for an all-time record ratio of 45. 8 %).

In 2003 – 04, he posted a 34-19-6 record in 59 games as the Maple Leafs finished fourth overall in the conference standings.

In 2002 – 03, Roenick led the Flyers with 27 goals and 59 points as the team won 45 games and finished second in the Atlantic Division.