chessgames.com
Members · Prefs · Laboratory · Collections · Openings · Endgames · Sacrifices · History · Search Kibitzing · Kibitzer's Café · Chessforums · Tournament Index · Players · Kibitzing
Paul Morphy vs Denis Julien
Odds game (Nb1) (1857) (unorthodox), New York, NY USA
Chess variants (000)  ·  1-0

ANALYSIS [x]

FEN COPIED

find similar games 3 more Morphy/D Julien games
sac: 15.Rxd6 PGN: download | view | print Help: general | java-troubleshooting

TIP: If you register a free account you will be able to create game collections and add games and notes to them. For more information on game collections, see our Help Page.

PGN Viewer:  What is this?
For help with this chess viewer, please see the Olga Chess Viewer Quickstart Guide.
PREMIUM MEMBERS CAN REQUEST COMPUTER ANALYSIS [more info]

Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-23-04  SBC: Denis Julien was the owner of the St. Denis Hotel in NYC where the 1st American Chess Congress members held their famous dinner with "...huge cakes in the shapes of chessboards, as well as kings, queens and knights in jelly and bishops rooks and pawns in cream adorned the tables. There were statues of Benjamin Franklin carved out of ice. and a confectionary castle to Caïssa and a monument to Philidor." and other extravagances.

Julien was slated to be a competitor but gave up his seat to allow for an even number of competitors.

In Paulsen's 4 board blindfold demonstration (in which Morphy took one of the boards and also played blindfolded), Julien took one board; Fuller and Schultz took the remaining two. Paulsen beat Fuller and Schultz, but only drew with Julien. Morphy won his game.

Julien was born in France in 1806 and moved to America in 1845. He established his hotel, a popular chess resort, on Broadway in 1852 and he died in 1868. He was, in his day, well known for composing chess problems.

He's one of those people whose contribution is usually ignored today but who was probably better appreciated by those who knew him personally.

Jan-13-09  WhiteRook48: Ouch!! Morphy's attacks never run out!
Mar-05-09  WhiteRook48: what a won endgame!
Jun-29-12  Boban: Hey Where is the knight?
Jun-29-12  I play the Fred:


click for larger view

Here it is.

Jun-29-12  kasparvez: I play the Fred:

This is hilarious!

Jun-29-12  Shams: Yes, +1 for that bit of amusement.

Reminds me of this exercise I give my students, to teach them how the knight moves:


click for larger view

Object: Move the Knight from b1 to c1

1. Only White moves here
2. The Knight may not capture the Queen nor land on any square she controls

Jun-29-12  e4 resigns: Shams: this is a nice puzzle! Do you have more?
Jun-29-12  JonathanJ: a3-b5-a7-c8-e7-g8-h6-f5-g3-e2-c1

I did it!

Jun-29-12  Shams: <JonathanJ> The a7 square is 'mined'. Kaboom! You have two lives remaining.
Jun-29-12  Shams: <e4 resigns> From time to time I post puzzles in Kibitzer's Cafe. Glad you liked this one.
Jun-29-12  Octal: a3-b5-c7-a6-b8-c6-a5-b3-c1
Jun-30-12  kasparvez: Also a3-c2-e1-f3-h2-f1-g3-e2-c1

NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion.

Please observe our posting guidelines:

  1. No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language.
  2. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts.
  3. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members.
  4. Nothing in violation of United States law.
  5. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members.
  6. No trolling.
  7. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited.
  8. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers.

Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times.

Blow the Whistle

See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator.


NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific game only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.
All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration.

This game is type: UNORTHODOX. Please report incorrect or missing information by submitting a correction slip to help us improve the quality of our content.

<This page contains Editor Notes. Click here to read them.>

Home | About | Login | Logout | F.A.Q. | Profile | Preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | New Kibitzing | Chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | Notable Games | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Store | Privacy Notice | Contact Us

Copyright 2001-2025, Chessgames Services LLC