1864

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January 06, 1864

• The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Brooklyn, New York Wednesday, January 06, 1864 - Page 1 — Chess.

February 02, 1864

• The Courier and Argus Dundee, Tayside, Scotland Tuesday, February 02, 1864 - Page 4 “Chess”

February 27, 1864

• The Weekly Times-Democrat New Orleans, Louisiana Saturday, February 27, 1864 - Page 5 — Paul Morphy, the world renowned chess player, formerly a resident of this city, has arrived here.

March 06, 1864

• The Era London, Greater London, England Sunday, March 06, 1864 - Page 14 — Chess by Herr Loewenthal — Morphy and De Riviere. ‐ Some time ago we announced that Mr. Morphy and M. de Riviere were engaged in preparing a work on the openings of Chess. Owing, however to various causes, the work was interrupted at an early period, and was only resumed last year on the arrival of Mr. Morphy in Paris. It was the intention of these distinguished players to bring the work out in numbers, when their design was a second time interrupted by Mr. Morphy's departure for America. M. de Riviere, however has contributed a few of their papers to the Regence, commencing with the analysis of Philidor's Defence, which we have much pleasure in laying before our readers. This analysis is just what we might have expected from these two adepts. It is highly original and completely exhaustive. We trust that Mr. Morphy will soon be able to resume his labours with his coadjutor, and give to the world a work which is likely to be unique of its kind. Read More

March 12, 1864

• New England Farmer Boston, Massachusetts Saturday, March 12, 1864 - Page 2 — Paul Morphy has returned to New Orleans from Europe, via Havana.

March 13, 1864

• The Era London, Greater London, England Sunday, March 13, 1864 - Page 14 — Chess by Herr Loewenthal — Morphy and De Riviere. (Continued from our last number.) … Several variations given by Morphy and De Riviere in the Regence have been ommitted by us, because the majority of them have already appeared in this column. We shall continue the analysis when we receive the next number of the Regence. Read More

March 16, 1864

• The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Maryland Wednesday, March 16, 1864 - Page 4 — ★ — “Paul Morphy”, the chess-player, is back at New Orleans from Europe.”

March 18, 1864

• The Standard London, Greater London, England Friday, March 18, 1864 - Page 8 — “To Chess Players - Paul Morphy, A Sketch from the Chess World”

March 22, 1864

• The Freeman's Journal Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Tuesday, March 22, 1864 - Page 3 — “A Ladies' Chess Club” has been established in Philadelphia. It is a rule of the club that no gentleman are to be admitted until their presence is required to escort the ladies home; another rule is, that smoking is strictly prohibited.”

March 23, 1864

• The Owensboro Monitor Owensboro, Kentucky Wednesday, March 23, 1864 - Page 2 — Paul Morphy, the chess player and (falsely accused by Yankee newspapers) rebel is back at New Orleans from Europe. ★

April 13, 1864

• Cleveland Daily Leader Cleveland, Ohio Wednesday, April 13, 1864 - Page 1 — “Paul Morphy,” the chess player, has just returned from Paris to New Orleans. He went to Paris about four years ago as a loyal man, beat all the Europeans at chess, and was flattered and honored immensely. He made his late visit as a rebel, got beaten at chess and attracted no attention whatever.” ★ ★ / ★ / ★ Read More

Northern Newspapers Persist to Falsely Label Paul Morphy a "Rebel" 13 Apr 1864, Wed Cleveland Daily Leader (Cleveland, Ohio) Newspapers.com

April 20, 1864

• Yorkville Enquirer York, South Carolina Wednesday, April 20, 1864 - Page 2 — “Paul Morphy, the chess player”, has returned to New Orleans. The YANKEE PAPERS say he is a persistent rebel.” (Paul Morphy is not and has not been saying such things!) ★ / ★ / ★ / ★

Paul Morphy, the Chess Player, Has Returned to New Orleans 20 Apr 1864, Wed Yorkville Enquirer (York, South Carolina) Newspapers.com

June 05, 1864

• The Era London, Greater London, England Sunday, June 05, 1864 - Page 5 — “Chess by Herr Loewenthal” — “We place before our readers two very interesting games, the first of which was played some time ago, at the Havannah Chess circle, by Mr. Paul Morphy, and the second by Mr. J.O. Taylor, President of the Norwich Chess Club, and Mr. Janssens, at the Cigar Divan. Mr. Morphy's game was one of three which he played simultaneously blindfold against three of the strongest players of Havannah. Our readers will perceive that Mr. Morphy has lost none of his old powers. Mr. Taylor, it will be seen conducts his game with considerable ability, against a player who has recently held his ground with a distinguished foreign Amateur. Game I, between Paul Morphy and Sen. Dominguez…” Read More

June 11, 1864

• New York Daily Herald New York, New York Saturday, June 11, 1864 - Page 4 — The Great Billiard Match - Amusements and the War. — “…having gone around the world, like the knights of old to seem some rivals to conquer. In the same chivalric way we went out Morphy, who revived the furor for chess and beat the best players of the world blindfold, as if he had been a new automaton chessplayer, making moves by machinery. Being presented with a set of gold and silver chessmen, Mr. Morphy disappeared from view at about the outbreak of the rebellion, and M. Berger came over, with the wonderful masse shots, and joined Phelan in creating a billiard revival.… It was better to send England a Morphy than a Heenan, and it would have been better to send her a Kavanagh than a Coburn. Billiards… Read More

June 12, 1864

• The Era London, Greater London, England Sunday, June 12, 1864 - Page 5 — Chess by Herr Loewenthal — “We present our readers with one more of the games played by Mr. Morphy blindfold, at the Havannah Chess circle. It will be found highly interesting…

June 13, 1864

• The Standard London, Greater London, England Monday, June 13, 1864 - Page 7 — “Chess Books 1864”

June 19, 1864

• The Era London, Greater London, England Sunday, June 19, 1864 - Page 5 — Chess by Herr Loewenthal — “Another blindfold Game played at the Havannah Chess Circle between Mr. Morphy and Senor Sicre.”

August 31, 1864

• The Pittsburgh Daily Commercial Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Wednesday, August 31, 1864 - Page 2 — “Jackson Haines, the skater, in imitation of Morphy, the chess player… hopes to win a fortune abroad; and he has started for England, intending to make a professional tower as a skater—certainly a novelty in the way of amusements… ★ / ★ / ★

• Weekly Conservative Raleigh, North Carolina Wednesday, August 31, 1864 - Page 1 — The Great Ulysses. As in chess, so in war. — “As in chess, so in war. Gen. Lee is a professional warrior, and is as much master of the science of war as Morphy or Paulsen are of the science of chess. As the combinations in both sciences are infinite, there is no ne plus ultra of perfection. But we have come to the conclusion that Gen. Lee has reached as near perfection in the science of war as any of the great masters that ever preceded him. Grant is comparatively a mere amateur, and although he may have at times gained some temporary advantage, he is destined ere long to hear the dreadful and terrible word, “checkmate!” And Ulysses will be no more.” Read More

September 01, 1864

• Monongahela Valley Republican Monongahela, Pennsylvania Thursday, September 01, 1864 - Page 4 — Book Of The Chess Congress — A complete History of Chess in America and Europe, with Morphy's best games. By D.W. Fiske, Editor of Chess Monthly, (assisted by Morphy and Paulsen.) Price $1.50

• The Book of the First American Chess Congress: Containing the Proceedings of that Celebrated Assemblage Held in New York in the Year 1857 Together with Sketches of the History of Chess in the Old and New Worlds Willard Fiske, Rudd & Carleton, 1859 - American Chess Congress - 563 pages (Free Google Ebook)

September 04, 1864

• The Era London, Greater London, England Sunday, September 04, 1864 - Page 14 — Chess by Herr Loewenthal — “(a) Morphy played here P to Q 3d, which he thinks to be the best move White can adopt at this point.

September 18, 1864

• The Era London, Greater London, England Sunday, September 18, 1864 - Page 14 — Chess by Herr Loewenthal — “From ‘Morphy's Games’ Morphy and Lichtenhein. The following good specimen of the Evan's Gamit was played several years ago, in New York, between Messrs. Morphy and Lichtenhein”

October 16, 1864

• The Era London, Greater London, England Sunday, October 16, 1864 - Page 6 — Chess by Herr Loewenthal — “Mr. Maurian, a well-known Chess amateur from New Orleans, and one of Mr. Morphy's old antagonists, has recently paid a visit to the empire city.”

November 03, 1864

• The Daily True Delta New Orleans, Louisiana Thursday, November 03, 1864 - Page 3 — A New Star in the Firmament. — “The celebrated chess player and traveler, Paul Morphy, turned some years ago to the study of law and won his diploma with easy grace. That is old news, but we had to mention as a prelude to his present residence and occupation. We learned from high judicial authority that this celebrated gentleman has made New Orleans his home again and was, with usual formalities, admitted as a member of the bar of this city and State.” Read More

A New Star in the Firmament. 03 Nov 1864, Thu The Daily True Delta (New Orleans, Louisiana) Newspapers.com

November 05, 1864

• The Times-Picayune New Orleans, Louisiana Saturday, November 05, 1864 - Page 1 — Paul Morphy. Attorney at Law (Advertisement) ★

November 11, 1864

• The Times London, Greater London, England Friday, November 11, 1864 - Page 12 — Chess Books of 1864

November 12, 1864

• The Times-Picayune New Orleans, Louisiana Saturday, November 12, 1864 - Page 1 — Paul Morphy. Attorney At Law. ★ / ★ / ★ / ★

Paul Morphy, Attorney At Law. 22 Nov 1864, Tue The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana) Newspapers.com

November 15, 1864

• The Daily Evening Express Lancaster, Pennsylvania Tuesday, November 15, 1864 - Page 2 — “Paul Morphy, (says the N.Y. Mercury,) is now in New Orleans, he having returned to his home to save his property. He was obliged to take the oath of allegiance to do it—a rather hard pill to swallow. He is an aristocrat of the first water, and, like all such fully sympathies with the rebels. He does not play now except in private. In Paris he was several times defeated by players whom he can give odds to when in practice.” ★ / ★ / ★ Read More