Félix Sicre

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
  1. Los Campeones de Ajedrez de Cuba
  2. Immortal but Unknown by Edward Winter
  3. Rarest Morphy monograph by Edward Winter
  4. Edo Historical Chess Ratings - Morphy, P.C. – Sicre, F. 1862
  5. Edo Historical Chess Ratings - Morphy, P.C. – Sicre, F. 1864
  6. 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.


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