It's a dubious distinction, but my Fischer number is 2. The intermediary is a friend from high school days, Kate Sillars, who managed to spring an opening surprise on him in a simultaneous exhibition. This would likely translate into a Morphy number of 6 or 7. Rich -----Original Message----- From: math-fun-bounces+rschroe=sandia.gov@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:math-fun-bounces+rschroe=sandia.gov@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Jud McCranie Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:06 AM To: math-fun Cc: math-fun Subject: Re: [math-fun] Erdos-Bacon number At 12:48 PM 12/13/2005, Jud McCranie wrote:
There are also Morphy numbers - chessmaster Paul Morphy had Morphy Number 0. If you played a game with Morphy, you have Morphy number 1, etc. The sum of Erdos number and Morphy number was discussed on a chess newsgroup about a year ago.
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