Jules Arnous De Rivière, an Unknown Chess Player!

Jules Arnous de Rivière, a name forgotten but a brilliant figure of the French chess of the 19th century. His grandfather, Baron Jean-Joseph Arnous-Rivière, from an old Breton family in Nantes, was anoblished by King Charles X in 1828. Born in Nantes in 1830, he was one of the first great French players to win on the European stage. Passionate and fine strategist, he crossed the road of Paul Morphy in 1858 at the mythical Café de la Régence in P…