Morphy, P.C. – Devinck, F.J. 1858




Results
 
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Morphy, Paul    2794 (29) 3/
Devinck, François    2233 (115) 1/
  Morphy, Paul gave odds of pawn and move
 
Status: casual

Event table notes

Event data
Place: Paris
Start date: 1858
End date: 1858
 
Notes:
Bell's Life in London of 21 Nov. 1858 (p.3) gives +0-0=2, and the Chess Monthly of June 1859 (p.199) gives +2-0=1 for Morphy. Other sources give +2-0=2 for Morphy.
 
References
Books
   Edge, Exploits of Morphy, page 201
   Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 208
Periodicals
   [BLL], 21 Nov. 1858, page 3
   [CMNY], vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 1858, page 381
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 6, June 1859, page 199
   [Era], vol. 21, no. 1049, 31 Oct. 1858, page 5
   [Era], vol. 21, no. 1055, 12 Dec. 1858, page 5
   [NYC], 18 Dec. 1858
   [NYSP], 20 Nov. 1858
   [SoT], 18 Dec. 1858
   [ST], no. 1859, 5 Dec. 1858, page 10

Match information updated: 23 Aug. 2019