Morphy, P.C. – Lewis, S. 1859




Results
 
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Morphy, Paul    2813 (35) 1/
Lewis, Samuel    2314 (82) 0/
  Morphy, Paul gave odds of a knight
 
Status: casual

Event table notes

Event data
Place: Philadelphia
Start date: 2 Nov. 1859
End date: 2 Nov. 1859
 
Notes:
Sarah's Morphy website gives the date as two days after Morphy's losses to Thomas at Knight odds, but Lawson gives 2 Nov. 1859, the day after the games with Thomas.
 
References
Books
   Lawson, Paul Morphy, page 238
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 8
Periodicals
   [CMNY], vol. 3, no. 12, Dec. 1859, page 391
   [Era], vol. 22, no. 1106, 4 Dec. 1859, page 13
   [Era], vol. 22, no. 1108, 18 Dec. 1859, page 13
   [NOSD], 20 Nov. 1859
   [SoT], 19 Nov. 1859
Web
   Sarah.  [The Returning Hero]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Collected results, 1836-1863]

Match information updated: 23 Aug. 2019