The first American Chess Congress was held October 6 - November 10, 1857 in New York. Paul Morphyís first opponent was James Thompson. Paul Morphy (USA) +3=0 vs James Thompson (ENG) +0=0 William James Appleton Fuller (USA) +2=0 vs Alexander Beaufort Meek (USA) +3=0 Hubert Knott (USA) +2=2 vs Frederick Perrin (ENG) +3=2 Theodor Lichtenhein (GER) +3=0 vs Charles Henry Stanley (ENG) +2=0 Benjamin Raphael (USA) +3=1 vs Hiram Kennicott (USA) +2=1 Daniel Fiske (USA) +2=0 vs Napoleon Marache (FRA) +3=0 Samuel Robert Calthrop (ENG) +0=0 vs Louis Paulsen (GER) +3=0 William Allison (USA) +1=0 vs Hardman Philips Montgomery +3=0 This book is about the first game, Thompson v Morphy.
