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| Aug-26-05 | | TruthHurts: Incredible that we see no bio, kibitzing and only two games here, this guy was the virtual 1800-1821 world champion. http://www.worldchessnetwork.com/En... "World champion: 1800 to 1821
The coffee house world champion. This immortal of the Café de la Regence made his reputation by beating many of the best for stakes and at odds. Perhaps the greatest games-man in history, he was the strongest whist player in France and inventor of the Deschapelles Coup. He fought in Napoleon’s army and was left for dead at the siege of Mainz, losing his right hand. Which meant that as a stickler for republican principles, he conducted duels with his left hand, sporting a sabre-scar from eyebrow to chin. He boasted about learning enough in three days to be the best at chess. When a prospective opponent at La Regence said, “My religion forbids me to play for money,” Deschapelles responded, “Mine forbids me to be absurd.” Wrote an interviewer of Deschapelles, “M. Deschapelles is the greatest chess player in France; M. Deschapelles is the greatest whist player in France; M. Deschapelles is the greatest billiards player in France [using the stump of his right arm to push the cue]; M. Deschapelles is the greatest pumpkin-grower in France; M. Deschapelles is the greatest liar in France.” He was also the greatest character among the world chess champions. In 1821 at St. Cloud near Paris, Deschapelles gave f-pawn and two moves in a series of games against John Cochrane and his student, the rapidly rising Louis de la Bourdonnais. He beat Cochrane +6 -0 =1 and lost to his pupil 1 - 6" |
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| Aug-26-05 | | SBC: Or you can read a somewhat more detailed account at http://batgirl.atspace.com/Deschape... |
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| Aug-26-05 | | TruthHurts: Thank you sarah ;), nice site :). |
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| Aug-26-05 | | SBC: <TruthHurts>
Well, the truth, if it be such, didn't hurt a bit. |
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Jan-21-06
 | | TheAlchemist: This is a famous game (composition, maybe?) attributed to Deschapelles against La Bourdonnais, where only the spectacular finale is known:
click for larger viewWhite played <1.Nxh6+ gxh6> (1...Kh8 is followed by 2.Qe5 and if the Rook moves, White plays 3.Bf6) <2.Qh8+!! Kxh8 3.Kf7> and Black resigned. |
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| Mar-03-06 | | LluviaSean: LOL!!! Dave Chapelle!! |
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Mar-25-06
 | | EmperorAtahualpa: Are these two games in the database the only games we know from Deschapelles nowadays? |
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| Oct-31-06 | | Gioachino Greco: <Emperor Atahualpa> Deschappelles also has several games at odds recorded against William Lewis in one of Lewis's books. |
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| Dec-12-07 | | GeauxCool: Some more info on him in this article:
Egomaniacal Prototype
http://www.chesscafe.com/spinrad/sp...
“I never thought, nor do I believe, that a player of my force could ever appear from the chilly regions of the north. A southern sun can alone organize a brain of sufficient chess-genius to cope with me.”
-Deschappelles
(also see 'Pawns Game' near the bottom of the article. Strange, no?) |
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Mar-07-08
 | | brankat: The man certainly had an enormous talent for games, particularly Chess. Happy Birthday!
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Sep-20-08
 | | Karpova: C.N. 5764
<The truth of phrenology is strongly borne out by the conformation of Deschapelles' forehead; in which the organ of calculation is more considerably developed than in that of any other human being we ever saw. A high and sharp ridge stands forth as the boundary of his fine, square forehead; attracting, at the first glance, the earnest attention of the disciples of Combe and Spurzheim> From page 46 of "Chess & Chess-Players" by George Walker (London, 1850). Sent in by Dominique Thimognier (St Cyr sur Loire, France). Source: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... He is surely referring to George Combe (1788 - 1858): http://www.usp.nus.edu.sg/landow/vi... and
Johann Spurzheim (1776-1832): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann... |
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| Jan-06-09 | | WhiteRook48: that last game surprised me. Just newly added to the database. Hmm. Who submitted it? |
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| Feb-16-09 | | WhiteRook48: he won 1/2 of his games!!
And lost the other half. :( |
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Mar-07-09
| | brankat: R.I.P.Master Deschapelles. |
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| Mar-07-09 | | Granny O Doul: Dead for 162 years.... Time sure flies. |
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Mar-07-09
 | | talisman: only 4 games for this guy?
oh well...happy birthday. |
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Mar-07-09
 | | rogge: <talisman: only 4 games for this guy?
oh well...happy birthday.>
Yeah, he should at least have more games than names :) |
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| Mar-07-09 | | WhiteRook48: happy birthday! |
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| Oct-09-09 | | newzild: <TheAlchemist>
Wow! Thanks for posting that. An awesome mate - up there with the best. Reminds me of the two famous games where Petrosian sacced the queen on h8. Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966
Petrosian vs Simagin, 1956 |
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| Jun-17-10 | | Needle: <theAlchemist>
After 1...Kh8 2.Qe5 white's attack slows down a bit after 2...e1Q. A more forcing continuation is the beautiful 2.Nf7+ Kg8 3.Qxg7+ Kxg7 4.Bf6+ Kg8 5.Nh6# (don't credit it to me though, this was featured in Shredder chess puzzles today).
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Oct-21-10
 | | GrahamClayton: <TruthHurts>Perhaps the greatest games-man in history, he was the strongest whist player in France and inventor of the Deschapelles Coup. <TruthHurts>,
Here is a description of the Deschapelles Coup:
http://omahabridge.org/Documents/mh... |
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Mar-07-11
| | talisman: happy birthday d |
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| Apr-08-11 | | GamerMan: Not only was he the strongest player at chess, he completely dominated the field. He made morphy's dominance look even. Not only did he win vs the best players of his time, he could offer them knight odds and still win. Kudos to you Deschapelles! |
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Mar-07-12
| | brankat: Only 5 of his games in the database?
Happy Birthday master Deschapelles. |
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| Mar-07-12 | | Penguincw: R.I.O. Deschapelles. Enjoy your 232nd birthday or something. |
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