At this meeting, Chess Club leaders will be available to offer instruction for beginner-level players while providing space for stronger players to compete against one another. Through a scavenger hunt and a family genealogy activity, participants will explore the legacy of Ernest Thomas Morphy. An accomplished player in his own right, he was also the uncle and early promoter of chess prodigy Paul Morphy. We will examine rare games Ernest played and trace his connections to the Saulay family, a prominent free family of color linked to Afro-Creole leader Dr. Louis Charles Roudanez.

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