This page contains links to web pages related to Chess History in general (not only Paul Morphy).
Chess:
In English
- Chess Notes by Edward Winter (chesshistory.com)
- Edo Historical Chess Ratings (edochess.ca): not only about a method to estimate the elo rating of former players, but also a very thorough ressource on chess players (in the players tab).
- Chessmetrics: another website on historical rating of players
- Chess Archaeology: a “must see” site for chess history researchers
- Antique chess books (chessantique.com): a list (with pictures) of chess books, unfortunately without links to the text when available online.
- Chess History & Litterature Society
- http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/ The web page of Bill Wall, including the following:
- http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/articles/jaenisch.htm: a page about Carl Jaenisch
- http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/articles/women_and_chess.htm: Women and chess (not specifically 19th century)
- https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/search?author=&amode=words&title=chess&tmode=words&c=x: a list of online chess books
In French
- Le Café de la Régence (lecafedelaregence.blogspot.com)
- echecsinfos.com: a lot of interesting articles can be found from the Index tab
In German
- Schach in Kunst und Literatur (schach-chess.com). The main page is in German, but the site contains useful documents in English, such as an History of Ches Magazines in Europe and in the USA (PDF format).
- Schachzeitungen.pdf (dieschwalbe.de)
In Italian
- La grande storia degli scacchi: the archive of a very useful site with a lot of information on chess tournaments and matches in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Genealogy:
- Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans (grsno.org)
- Louisiana Vital Records • FamilySearch
- Search Historical Records • FamilySearch: links to numerous documents. You may have to create an account.
- Find a Grave : very useful site where you might find the grave of your favourite chess player. The link given here leads to the French version of the site).
- In particular: Paul Henry Morphy (1886-1951) – Mémorial Find a Grave: pictures and information about Paul Morphy’s grave.
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