Félix Sicre (1817 – 1871) was a Cuban chess master.
He became the first Cuban champion in 1860,[1] and lost the title in 1862 match against Celso Golmayo Zúpide.[2] Sicre lost all games to Paul Morphy, during his two visits in Havana in October 1862[3][4] and February 1864.[5][6]
References
- "Los Campeones de Ajedrez de Cuba". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- Immortal but Unknown by Edward Winter
- Rarest Morphy monograph by Edward Winter
- Edo Historical Chess Ratings - Morphy, P.C. – Sicre, F. 1862
- Edo Historical Chess Ratings - Morphy, P.C. – Sicre, F. 1864
- Rogelio Caparrós, Paul Morphy. Partidas completas, Ediciones Eseuve, Madrid 1993. ISBN 84-87301-88-6.
Further reading
- Andrés Clemente Vázquez, La odisea de Pablo Morphy en La Habana, La Propaganda Literaria, Habana 1893.
External links
- Felix Sicre player profile and games at Chessgames.com