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Marache, Napoleon 
  
 
 
| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1853 | 64 | 2309 | (60) | 16 |  
  | 1854 | 73 | 2289 | (56) | 4 |  
  | 1855 | 72 | 2290 | (51) | 29 |  
  | 1856 | 82 | 2276 | (49) | 16 |  
  | 1857 | 98 | 2253 | (50) | 21 |  
  | 1858 | 112 | 2237 | (53) | 3 |  
  | 1859 | 126 | 2217 | (51) | 13 |  
  | 1860 | 137 | 2213 | (55) | 2 |  
  | 1861 | 146 | 2212 | (56) | 19 |  
  | 1862 | 157 | 2191 | (67) | 0 |  
  | 1863 | 161 | 2170 | (74) | 0 |  
  | 1864 | 176 | 2149 | (80) | 0 |  
  | 1865 | 196 | 2128 | (83) | 0 |  
  | 1866 | 222 | 2107 | (86) | 0 |  
  | 1867 | 229 | 2086 | (87) | 0 |  
  | 1868 | 257 | 2065 | (86) | 7 |  
  | 1869 | 258 | 2059 | (89) | 0 |  
  | 1870 | 275 | 2052 | (90) | 4 |  
  | 1871 | 307 | 2039 | (96) | 0 |  
  | 1872 | 329 | 2025 | (101) | 0 |  
  | 1873 | 348 | 2012 | (105) | 0 |  
  | 1874 | 372 | 1998 | (108) | 0 |  
  | 1875 | 409 | 1985 | (111) | 3 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Marache, Napoleon |  | Also known as: N.O.K.; 'Smith' |  
   | Born: 15 June 1815 |  
   | Died: 11 May 1875 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Fiske and Lange say born 1818. Sarah's Morphy website says born 1815. Gaige gives birth date 06-1815. Hilbert gives birth date 15-06-1815, as does van Winsen, but the Dubuque Chess Journal of Jun. 1875 (p.303) gives 8-06-1818. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 45, 67, 409, 413 |  
   | Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 267 |  
   | Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 46 |  
   | Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 53 |  
   | Hillyer, Thomas Frère, page 55 |  
   | Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 401 |  
   | Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 51 |  
   | van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 32, 160, 300 |  
   | van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. VII, page 91, 115 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [BDE], 11 May 1875 |  
   | [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 6, July 1875, page 167, 168 |  
   | [CMNY], vol. 2, no. 3, Mar. 1858, page 96 |  
   | [CMNY], vol. 4, no. 4, Apr. 1860, page 127 |  
   | [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 64, June 1875, page 303 |  
   | [FLIN], 24 May 1856 |  
   | [FLIN], 17 Apr. 1858 |  
   | [HWT], 22 May 1875 |  
   | [ILN], vol. 50, no. 1420, 6 Apr. 1867, page 347 |  
   | [ILN], vol. 56, no. 1593, 7 May 1870, page 491 |  
   | [NYC], 24 May 1856 |  
   | [NYC], 22 May 1875 |  
   | [NYC], 29 May 1875 |  
   | [SoT], 22 May 1875 |  
   | [WP], vol. 8, no. 3, 1 July 1875, page 47 |  | Web |  
   | Kingston, Taylor and Russell, Hanon.  [Bourzutschky Cruises to Clear First in Holiday Quiz], page 12 |  
   | Sarah.  [American Chess Congress Players] |  
   | Sarah.  [Paul Morphy's Contenders] |  
   | Sarah.  [William James Appleton Fuller] |  
   | Winter, Edward.  [CN 4900. Napoleon Marache] |  |  | 
 Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
 
  | Marache, N. - Perrin, F. 1853 | (f) | 5.5 | - | 4.5 |  |  
  | Marache, N. - Roberts, D.S. 1855 | (f) | 8 | - | 3 |  |  
  | Morphy, P.C. - Marache, N. 1857 (1) | (c) | 3 | - | 0 |  |  
  | Morphy, P.C. - Marache, N. 1857 (2) | (c) | 4 | - | 1 | Morphy, P.C. gave odds of pawn and move |  
  | Marache, N. - Horner, W. 1858 | (f) | 1 | - | 2 | Marache, N. gave odds of pawn and two moves |  
  | Perrin, F. - Marache, N. 1859 | (f) | 6 | - | 3 |  |  
  | Morphy, P.C. - Marache, N. 1859 | (c) | 1 | - | 0 | Morphy, P.C. gave odds of a knight |  
  | Leonard, J.A. - Marache, N. 1861 | (c) | 4.5 | - | 0.5 |  |  
  | Hammond, G. - Marache, N. 1868 | (f) | 3 | - | 0 |  |  
  | Marache, N. - Barton, J.W. (1) 1868 | (c) | 1 | - | 0 |  |  
  | Marache, N. - Pope, W.G.E. 1868 | (c) | 1 | - | 0 |  |  
  | Marache, N. - Sawyer, R. 1868 | (c) | 1 | - | 0 |  |  
  | Marache, N. - Everett, W. 1868 | (c) | 2 | - | 2 | Marache, N. gave odds of a knight |  Tournament data 
  | New York 1853 | New York Chess Club Tournament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Frazer (1) | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Stanley, C.H. | 3 - 2 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Thompson, J. (1) | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1854 | New York Chess Club Tournament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Perrin, F. | 1 - 3 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1855 | New York Chess Club Championship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Zust | 3 - 1 |  |  |  | Marache, N. gave odds of queen for pawn and move |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Anderson, C.E. | 4 - 3 |  |  |  | Marache, N. gave odds of pawn and move |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Thompson, J. (1) | 3 - 4 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1856 | New York Chess Club Tournament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Wheelwright, W.S. | 3 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Anderson, C.E. | 4 - 2 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Perrin, F. | 5.5 - 4.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1857 (1) | New York Chess Club Tournament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Fiske, D.W. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1857 (4) | 1st American Chess Congress |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Fiske, D.W. | 3 - 2 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Raphael, B.I. | 3 - 4 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1859 (2) | Brooklyn Club Tournament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Loyd, T. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Rice, B.C. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1859 (3) | New York Chess Club Tournament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Thompson, J. (1) | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1860 (2) | New York Chess Club Handicap Tournament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Walsh (1) | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1860 (4) | New York - Brooklyn Club Match |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Thompson, J. (1) | 1 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1861 (1) | 3rd Free Tournament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Perrin, F. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Lord, W.H. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Richardson, W. | 2 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Leonard, J.A. | 0.5 - 3.5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1861 (2) | New York Chess Club Grand Tournament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Horner, W. | 2 - 3 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1870 (4) | Brooklyn Club - Cafe International Team Match | 2 | / | 5 |  |  |  |  |  
  | New York 1875 (5) | Cafe International Tournament - First Class Section |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Mackenzie, G.H. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  | Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Mason, Ja. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  | Mason, Ja. gave odds of pawn and move |  
  |  | Marache, N. - Alberoni, E. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  |  |  
 
| Player information updated: 30 Jul. 2023 |  
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