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Félix Sicre (1817 – 1871) was a Cuban chess master.

He became the first Cuban champion in 1860, and lost the title in 1862 match against Celso Golmayo Zúpide. Sicre lost all games to Paul Morphy, during his two visits in Havana in October 1862 and February 1864.

References

1. "Los Campeones de Ajedrez de Cuba". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
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.

External links

• Felix Sicre player profile and games at Chessgames.com

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