In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

Paul Charles Morphy was an American chess player. He is considered to have been the ______(1)______ chess master of his era and is often considered the unofficial World Chess Champion. A chess ______(2)______, he was called "The Pride and Sorrow of Chess" because he had a brilliant chess career but retired from the game while still young. Commentators ______(3)______ that he was far ahead of his time as a chess player, though there is disagreement on how his play ranks compared to modern players. Morphy was born in New Orleans to a wealthy and ______(4)______family. He learned to play chess by simply watching games between his father and uncle. His family soon recognized the boy's talent for the game and ______(5)______ him to play at family gatherings, and by the age of nine, he was considered to be one of the best players in the city. At just twelve years of age, Morphy defeated visiting Hungarian master Johann Löwenthal in a three-game match.