Paul Journoud

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Paul Journoud
Association FranceFrance France
Born January 18, 1821
Rive-de-Gier
Died February 26, 1882
Paris
Best Elo rating 2468 (October 1861) ( Historic Elo rating )

Paul Journoud (born January 18, 1821 in Rive-de-Gier , † February 26, 1882 in Paris ) was a French chess player and journalist.

Life

Journaud came from a respected Lyon family, but was born in the Loire department . Journoud's character was described in his necrology as "gentle, cheerful and with a slight tendency to irony". He died of a longstanding chronic illness.

chess

From the late 1840s, there is evidence that he emerged as a strong chess player in the Parisian Café de la Régence . In the 1850s he was already one of the strongest masters in France. He played several matches in Paris against leading chess masters of his time: in 1858 he lost a match against the American Paul Morphy , who visited Paris during his European tour, with 0:12; in 1859 Journoud was defeated by the top French player Jules Arnous de Rivière with 5:10 (+4, -9 = 2); in 1860 he lost against the Prussian Adolf Anderssen with 1½: 3½ (+1, -3, = 1). His highest historical rating was 2468 in October 1861.

Journoud also made a name for himself as a publicist for French chess magazines. He edited “La Régence” in 1861, “La Nouvelle Régence” from 1861 to 1864, “Le Palamède Français” in 1864 and “Le Sphinx” from 1865–1867. In addition, from 1861 until his death in 1882 he headed the chess column of the renowned Le Monde illustré magazine .

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  1. ↑ HERITAGE des ECHECS FRANCAIS: Paul Journoud (French), accessed on February 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Obituary in Le Monde illustré of March 4, 1882 (French) , accessed on February 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Chessmetrics Player Profile: Paul Journoud. In: Chessmetrics. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
  4. ^ W. Litmanowicz & J. Giżycki: Szachy od A do Z, Vol. 1, Warsaw, 1986, p. 396 (Polish).
personal data
SURNAME Journoud, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French chess master and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Rive-de-greed
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 1882
Place of death Paris