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We are back for another Book Review podcast, a series called Chess Books Recaptured. This month we tackle Frisco Del Rosario\u2019s First Book of Morphy, which is a Paul Morphy game collection book geared towards novice to intermediate players.\xa0My guest co-host this episode is Danish chess enthusiast, dad and linguist Mads J\xf8nsson. As we note, First Book of Morphy does have some flaws,\xa0but Morphy\u2019s games are amazing, and the annotations are helpful enough to make this book well-suited to its target audience. Please read on for lots more details, show notes, and relevant links.\xa0\n\n0:00- We introduce our guest go-host, Mads Jonson, and he shares for his suggestion that we recap the\xa0First Book of Morphy.\xa0\n\n6:30- We talk a bit about the book's background.\xa0\nMentioned: Lichess Study games 1-60, and 61-69\xa0\n\n11:30- There are always great new courses from Chessable including FM Kamil Plichta\u2019s Lifetime Repertoires: Accelerated Dragon. Check out what else is new here:\nhttps://www.chessable.com/courses/all/new/\n\n12:00- Perpetual Chess is also brought to you in part by AImchess.com. Check out the site, and if you decide to subscribe, use the code Perpetual30 to save 30%.\xa0\n\n13:00- Patreon mailbag question: \u201cDid Morphy play at the level of a modern IM?\u201d\xa0\nMentioned: IM Ken Regan\u2019s Intrinsic Rating Compendium, Chess Metrics Morphy\xa0\n\n17:00- What chapters did Mads find most helpful?\nMentioned: Book Recap #16 Logical Chess Move by Move\xa0\n\n25:00- What other changes could have been made stylistically?\xa0\n\n28:00- Perpetual Chess is brought to you in part by Chessmood.com. They offer a huge video library with instruction on every phase of the game.\xa0\n\n29:00- We share a few of our favorite games and quotes.\xa0\nMentioned: Morphy-Guibert 1958, Ben Finegold\u2019s Paul Morphy videos,\xa0\n\n36:00- We give a list of pros and cons related to the books.\xa0\n\n39:00- What other \u201cmove by move\u201d style books might one consider reading? (They are listed below in order of difficulty)\xa0\nLogical Chess Move by Move (Podcast about it in Book Recap 16)\nThe Most Instructive Chess Games of All Time\xa0\nInstructive Chess Miniatures\xa0\nWorld's Most Instructive Amateur Game Book\xa0\nChess: The Art of Logical Thinking: From the First Move to the Last\xa0\xa0\nNunn- Understanding Chess Move by Move\xa0\nMorphy Move by Move\xa0\nChess Master vs. Amateur\xa0\n\n\n46:00- Tune in next month for a recap of Lipnitsky\u2019s Questions of Modern Chess Theory with Martin Justesen a/k/a Say Chess!\nBe sure to follow Mads on Twitter here.\xa0\n\nAnd we are always happy to support Chess in Slums.\xa0\n\n50:00- Blindfold puzzles are back!\xa0\n\nPuzzle #1- Meek-Morphy 1855\xa0\n\n1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7\nWHITE TO MOVE AND REGAIN MATERIAL\xa0\nSolution here:\xa0\nhttps://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1335871\n\nPuzzle #2- Morphy-Conway 1959\n\n1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. d4 gxf3 6. Qxf3 Bh6 7. O-O Ne7 8.\nBxf4 Bxf4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qxf4+ Kg7\xa0\nFIND MATE in TWO FROM THIS POSITION\nSolution here:\xa0\nhttps://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2036628\n\nIf you would like to help support Perpetual Chess, you can do so here.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices