Napoleon Marache, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Napoleon Marache

American chess player

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1818

Place of Birth: Meaux, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 05-Nov-1875

Profession: chess player

Nationality: United States, France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Napoleon Marache (June 15, 1818 – May 11, 1875) was born in France and moved to the United States at around 12 years of age.
He learned the game of chess around 1844, and immediately became a devotee.
He began composing chess problems and writing about chess the following year.
In the mid-19th century, he was both one of America's first chess journalists and one of its leading players.
In 1866, he published Marache's Manual of Chess, which was one of the country's first books on chess, and also one of its first books on backgammon.
He is perhaps best known today for having lost a famous game to Paul Morphy.