1st American Chess Congress; October 6 - November 10, 1857

New York, NY

16 Player, 4 Round Knockout Tournament, Pairings by Lot

First Section

Paul Morphy:                   +3-0=0

James Thompson:                +0-3=0

Judge Alexander B. Meek:       +3-2=0

William James Appleton Fuller: +2-3=0

Theodor Lichtenhein:           +3-2=0

Charles Henry Stanley:         +2-3=0

Frederick Perrin:              +3-2=2

Hubert Knott:                  +2-3=2

Dr. B. I. Raphael:             +3-2=1

Hiram Kennicott:               +2-3=1

Napoleon Marache:              +3-2=0

D. W. Fiske:                   +2-3=0

H. P. Montgomery:              +3-1=0

W. S. Allison:                 +1-3=0

Louis Paulsen:                 +3-0=0

S. R. Calthrop:                +0-3=0

Second Section

Paul Morphy:                   +3-0=0

Judge Alexander B. Meek:       +0-3=0

Theodor Lichtenhein:           +3-0=0

Frederick Perrin:              +0-3=0

Dr. Benjamin I. Raphael:       +3-2=2

Napoleon Marache:              +2-3=2

Louis Paulsen:                 +2-0=0

Hardman Philips Montgomery:    +0-2=0 (Montgomery resigned having to return to Philadelphia)

Third Section

Paul Morphy:                   +3-0=1

Theodor Lichtenhein:           +0-3=1

Louis Paulsen:                 +3-0=1

Dr. Benjamin I. Raphael:       +0-3=1

Fourth Section

Paul Morphy:                   +5-1=2

Louis Paulsen:                 +1-5=2

Theodor Lichtenhein:           +3-0=0

Dr. Benjamin I. Raphael:       +0-3=0

(Lichtenshein and Raphael playing for third place)

Final Results

 1. Paul Morphy:                      +14- 1=3 (New Orleans, Louisiana)

 2. Louis Paulsen:                    + 9- 5=3 (Dubuque, Iowa)

 3. Theodor Lichtenhein               + 8- 5=1 (New York City)

 4. Dr. Benjamin I. Raphael           + 6-10=4 (Louisville, Kentucky)

 5. Napoleon Marache:                 + 5- 5=2 (New York City)

 6. Hardman Philips Montgomery:       + 3- 3=0 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

 7. Frederick Perrin:                 + 3- 5=2 (New York City)

 8. Judge Alexander B. Meek:          + 3- 5=0 (Mobile, Alabama)

 9. Hubert Knott:                     + 2- 3=2 (Brooklyn, New York)

10. Hiram Kennicott:                  + 2- 3=1 (Chicago, Illinois)

11. William James Appleton Fuller:    + 2- 3=0 (New York City)

12. Charles Henry Stanley:            + 2- 3=0 (New York City)

13. Daniel Willard Fiske:             + 2- 3=0 (New York City)

14. William S. Allison:               + 1- 3=0 (Hastings, Minn.)

15. James Thompson:                   + 0- 3=0 (New York City)

16. Samuel Robert Calthrop:           + 0- 3=0 (Bridgeport, Conn. NY State Champion 1880)