Oldest Recorded Games?
We have come across some 19th century games scores which may represent the oldest games known to have been played here. (There’s a question of a Morphy tour stop here, and others, but these games have the best evidence so far presented.) We present them here for your entertainment.
July 19th, 2007 at 9:11 am
How old are your game scores? I can find some Milwaukee game scores from the 19th century, as well as references to Milwaukee being beaten by Fond du Lac, and beating Kenosha in January 1859. The Kenosha gamee at least was recorded. I have various later 19th century scores myself. There are also reports from January 1858 of chess clubs forming in Milwaukee and Fond du Lac.
Jerry Spinrad