Marache, Napoleon
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1853 |
64 |
2314 | (60) | 16 |
| 1854 |
73 |
2294 | (56) | 4 |
| 1855 |
72 |
2296 | (51) | 29 |
| 1856 |
81 |
2282 | (49) | 16 |
| 1857 |
95 |
2258 | (50) | 21 |
| 1858 |
113 |
2242 | (53) | 3 |
| 1859 |
126 |
2222 | (51) | 13 |
| 1860 |
136 |
2218 | (55) | 2 |
| 1861 |
143 |
2217 | (56) | 19 |
| 1862 |
156 |
2195 | (67) | 0 |
| 1863 |
160 |
2174 | (74) | 0 |
| 1864 |
175 |
2153 | (80) | 0 |
| 1865 |
193 |
2132 | (83) | 0 |
| 1866 |
218 |
2110 | (86) | 0 |
| 1867 |
225 |
2089 | (86) | 0 |
| 1868 |
255 |
2068 | (86) | 7 |
| 1869 |
256 |
2061 | (88) | 0 |
| 1870 |
272 |
2055 | (90) | 4 |
| 1871 |
304 |
2041 | (95) | 0 |
| 1872 |
328 |
2028 | (100) | 0 |
| 1873 |
348 |
2014 | (105) | 0 |
| 1874 |
369 |
2001 | (108) | 0 |
| 1875 |
406 |
1987 | (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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Marache, N. - Perrin, F. 1853 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 4.5 |
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| Marache, N. - Roberts, D.S. 1855 |
(f) |
8 | - | 3 |
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| Morphy, P.C. - Marache, N. 1857 (1) |
(c) |
3 | - | 0 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Hammond, G. - Marache, N. 1868 |
(f) |
3 | - | 0 |
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| Marache, N. - Barton, J.W. (1) 1868 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Marache, N. - Pope, W.G.E. 1868 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Marache, N. - Sawyer, R. 1868 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| 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 |
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Marache, N. - Frazer (1) |
1 - 0 |
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Marache, N. - Stanley, C.H. |
3 - 2 |
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Marache, N. - Thompson, J. (1) |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1854 |
New York Chess Club Tournament |
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Marache, N. - Perrin, F. |
1 - 3 |
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| New York 1855 |
New York Chess Club Championship |
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Marache, N. - Zust |
3 - 1 |
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Marache, N. gave odds of queen for pawn and move |
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Marache, N. - Anderson, C.E. |
4 - 3 |
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Marache, N. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Marache, N. - Thompson, J. (1) |
3 - 4 |
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| New York 1856 |
New York Chess Club Tournament |
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Marache, N. - Wheelwright, W.S. |
3 - 0 |
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Marache, N. - Anderson, C.E. |
4 - 2 |
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Marache, N. - Perrin, F. |
5.5 - 4.5 |
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| New York 1857 (1) |
New York Chess Club Tournament |
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Marache, N. - Fiske, D.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1857 (4) |
1st American Chess Congress |
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Marache, N. - Fiske, D.W. |
3 - 2 |
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Marache, N. - Raphael, B.I. |
3 - 4 |
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| New York 1859 (2) |
Brooklyn Club Tournament |
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Marache, N. - Loyd, T. |
1 - 0 |
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Marache, N. - Rice, B.C. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1859 (3) |
New York Chess Club Tournament |
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Marache, N. - Thompson, J. (1) |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1860 (2) |
New York Chess Club Handicap Tournament |
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Marache, N. - Walsh (1) |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1860 (4) |
New York - Brooklyn Club Match |
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Marache, N. - Thompson, J. (1) |
1 - 1 |
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| New York 1861 (1) |
3rd Free Tournament |
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Marache, N. - Perrin, F. |
1 - 0 |
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Marache, N. - Lord, W.H. |
1 - 0 |
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Marache, N. - Richardson, W. |
2 - 1 |
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Marache, N. - Leonard, J.A. |
0.5 - 3.5 |
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| New York 1861 (2) |
New York Chess Club Grand Tournament |
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Marache, N. - Horner, W. |
2 - 3 |
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| New York 1870 (4) |
Brooklyn Club - Cafe International Team Match |
2 | / | 5 |
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| New York 1875 (5) |
Cafe International Tournament - First Class Section |
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Marache, N. - Mackenzie, G.H. |
0 - 1 |
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Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Marache, N. - Mason, Ja. |
0 - 1 |
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Mason, Ja. gave odds of pawn and move |
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Marache, N. - Alberoni, E. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 30 Jul. 2023 |
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