Jules Arnous de Rivière

Jules Arnous de Rivière ( born May 4, 1830 in Nantes, † September 11, 1905 in Paris) was one of the strongest chess players of France in the 19th century. He was also a chess journalist.

In 1858, he met in Paris on Paul Morphy. With this, he played many training games at the Café de la Regence.

In the following years he won several duels, so 1860 in London 5-2 against Thomas W. Barnes, the same year in Paris with 7:1 against Frenchman Paul Journoud and in Paris in 1867 with a 2-0 win against the Hungarians Lowenthal. In 1883 he lost in Paris just barely against Chigorin with 4:5. In 1867, a tournament was held with the then strongest chess players in Paris during the second world exhibition. Here Rivière finished sixth in a prominent place in the midfield.

Parallel to this tournament a premiere took place at the Café de la Regence first time women played chess public. This Rivière played with a blindfold game against the Neumann himself advisory nobles Princess Marat, Duchess de la Tremoille, Marschallin Renault Countess de Saint Jean de la Tremoille and Marquise de Colbert - Chabanais. The ladies won the game.

The best historical Elo rating Rivières was 2563rd This was calculated for August 1883.

Rivière was also active as a chess writer and chess journalist. He was for a time the chess magazine La Regence out.

Works

• Jules Arnous de Rivière: Nouveau manuel du jeu illustré of échecs. Paris 1861 View online at Gallica