Napoleon Marache
Chess Player
1818 – 1875
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Who was Napoleon Marache?
Napoleon Marache was born in France and moved to the United States at about age 12. He learned the game of chess around 1844, and immediately became a devotee. He began composing chess problems and writing about chess the following year. In the mid-19th century, he was both one of America's first chess journalists and one of its leading players. In 1866, he published Marache's Manual of Chess, which was one of the country's first books on chess, and also one of its first books on backgammon. He is perhaps best known today for losing a famous game to Paul Morphy.
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- Born
- Jun 15, 1818
Meaux - Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- May 11, 1875
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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