Paulsen, Louis
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1857 |
3 |
2627 | (58) | 26 |
| 1858 |
5 |
2624 | (60) | 0 |
| 1859 |
4 |
2620 | (56) | 7 |
| 1860 |
4 |
2632 | (50) | 3 |
| 1861 |
2 |
2661 | (39) | 41 |
| 1862 |
2 |
2675 | (38) | 34 |
| 1863 |
2 |
2689 | (42) | 22 |
| 1864 |
2 |
2705 | (43) | 42 |
| 1865 |
2 |
2691 | (55) | 0 |
| 1866 |
2 |
2676 | (61) | 0 |
| 1867 |
5 |
2662 | (62) | 0 |
| 1868 |
5 |
2648 | (59) | 0 |
| 1869 |
7 |
2634 | (51) | 8 |
| 1870 |
6 |
2627 | (45) | 18 |
| 1871 |
4 |
2627 | (49) | 6 |
| 1872 |
4 |
2621 | (50) | 0 |
| 1873 |
5 |
2616 | (43) | 30 |
| 1874 |
4 |
2618 | (52) | 0 |
| 1875 |
5 |
2620 | (53) | 0 |
| 1876 |
3 |
2622 | (48) | 14 |
| 1877 |
3 |
2646 | (44) | 20 |
| 1878 |
3 |
2636 | (46) | 9 |
| 1879 |
3 |
2616 | (42) | 16 |
| 1880 |
8 |
2572 | (39) | 25 |
| 1881 |
15 |
2536 | (39) | 16 |
| 1882 |
14 |
2531 | (35) | 32 |
| 1883 |
28 |
2496 | (41) | 17 |
| 1884 |
26 |
2504 | (51) | 0 |
| 1885 |
24 |
2512 | (55) | 0 |
| 1886 |
20 |
2520 | (52) | 0 |
| 1887 |
19 |
2528 | (42) | 20 |
| 1888 |
19 |
2522 | (44) | 10 |
| 1889 |
17 |
2528 | (47) | 17 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Paulsen, Hermann Louis |
| Also known as: Hermann Ludwig Paulsen |
| Born: 15 Jan. 1833 |
| Died: 18 Aug. 1891 |
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| Notes: |
| Gilberg gives his birth date as 13-01-1833; Gaige gives it as 15-01-1833. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 277, 304 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 91 |
| Fiske, First American Chess Congress, page 67 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 302, 966 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 320 |
| Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 65 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 233 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 18, 202, 579 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 240 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 292 |
| Lange and Falkbeer, Paul Morphy Sketch, page 49 |
| Minckwitz, Neunte Rheinische Schachcongress, page 3 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 7 |
| Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 187, 374 |
| Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 158 |
| Periodicals |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 34, Oct. 1861, page 289 |
| [CPM], vol. 1, no. 4, Oct. 1863, page 101 |
| [Era], vol. 24, no. 1205, 27 Oct. 1861, page 14 |
| [Era], vol. 24, no. 1214, 29 Dec. 1861, page 4 |
| [Fld], 17 Sep. 1870 |
| [IZL], vol. 58, no. 1872, 13 Apr. 1872, page 275 |
| [NYTr], 12 Oct. 1857 |
| [Sis], vol. 7, 1863, page 355 |
| [SZ], vol. 13, no. 9, Sep. 1858, page 368 |
| [SZ], vol. 14, no. 3, Mar. 1859, page 77 |
| [SZ], vol. 25, no. 1, Jan. 1870, page 1 |
| Web |
| Alberti, Marco A. [Ludwig Paulsen] |
| Sarah. [American Chess Congress Players] |
| Sarah. [Family Act] |
| Sarah. [Paul Morphy's Contenders] |
| Sarah. [Paulsen Obituary, New York Times] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
| [Louis Paulsen] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Paulsen, L. - Nicholson, E.A. 1857 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Morgan, J.H. 1857 (1) |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Heilbuth, S. 1857 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Morgan, J.H. 1857 (2) |
(c) |
3 | - | 0 |
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| Morphy, P.C. - Paulsen, L. 1857 |
(c) |
3.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Nicholson, E.A. 1859 |
(c) |
4 | - | 0 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Morgan, J.H. 1859 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Leonard, J.A. 1860 |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
Paulsen, L. gave odds of a knight |
| Paulsen, L. - Lichtenhein, T. 1860 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Michaelis, O.E. 1860 |
(s) |
0 | - | 1 |
Paulsen, L. gave odds of a knight |
| Paulsen, L. - Kolisch, I. 1861 |
(f) |
16 | - | 15 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Kipping, J.S. 1861 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Blackburne, J.H. 1861 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Horwitz, B. 1861 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Anderssen, K.E.A. - Paulsen, L. 1862 |
(f) |
4 | - | 4 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Steinitz, W. 1862 |
(c) |
0 | - | 2 |
Paulsen, L. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Paulsen, L. - Mackenzie, G.H. 1862 |
(c) |
3 | - | 1 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Anderssen (offhand) 1862 |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Kolisch, I. 1862 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Anderssen (offhand) 1863 |
(c) |
3 | - | 2 |
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| Paulsen, L. - von Schmidt, E.A. 1863 |
(c) |
11 | - | 1 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Beuthner, C.R. 1863 |
(c) |
4 | - | 1 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Lange, Max 1864 |
(c) |
5 | - | 2 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Neumann, G.R.L. 1864 (1) |
(f) |
6.5 | - | 4.5 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Neumann, G.R.L. 1864 (2) |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Schurig, B.E.R. 1864 |
(c) |
19 | - | 0 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Anderssen (offhand) 1870 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Steinitz, W. 1873 |
(c) |
3 | - | 2 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Anderssen, K.E.A. 1876 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 4.5 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Anderssen, K.E.A. 1877 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Schwarz, A. 1879 |
(f) |
5 | - | 2 |
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Tournament data
| New York 1857 (4) |
1st American Chess Congress |
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Paulsen, L. - Calthrop, S.R. |
3 - 0 |
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Paulsen, L. - Montgomery, H.P. |
2 - 0 |
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Paulsen, L. - Raphael, B.I. |
3.5 - 0.5 |
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Paulsen, L. - Morphy, P.C. |
2 - 6 |
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| Bristol 1861 (1) |
4th British Chess Association Congress - Grand Tournament |
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Paulsen, L. - Kolisch, I. |
2 - 1 |
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Paulsen, L. - Wilson, W.J. |
1 - 0 |
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Paulsen, L. - Boden, S.S. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1862 (3) |
British Chess Association Congress - Grand Tournament |
10 | / | 13 |
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| Hamburg 1869 (3) |
2nd North German Chess Congress - Meisterturnier |
4.5 | / | 6 |
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Paulsen, L. - Anderssen, K.E.A. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Baden-Baden 1870 |
Baden-Baden Tournament |
6.5 | / | 15 |
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| Krefeld 1871 (2) |
9th West German Chess Congress - Allgemeines Hauptturnier |
3 | / | 4 |
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Paulsen, L. - Anderssen, K.E.A. |
1 - 0 |
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Paulsen, L. - Minckwitz, J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Vienna 1873 (2) |
Vienna International Tournament |
14 | / | 25 |
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| Leipzig 1876 |
2nd Central German Chess Congress |
3 | / | 5 |
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| Leipzig 1877 |
Leipzig Tournament |
9 | / | 11 |
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| Frankfurt 1878 |
12th West German Chess Congress |
8 | / | 9 |
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| Leipzig 1879 |
1st German Chess Federation Tournament |
7 | / | 9 |
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| Wiesbaden 1880 (1) |
Wiesbaden Meisterturnier |
7.5 | / | 15 |
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| Braunschweig 1880 (1) |
13th West German Chess Congress - Meisterturnier |
9 | / | 10 |
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| Berlin 1881 (1) |
2nd German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
8 | / | 16 |
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| Vienna 1882 (2) |
Vienna International Tournament |
16.5 | / | 32 |
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| Nuremberg 1883 (9) |
3rd German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
7 | / | 17 |
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| Frankfurt 1887 (4) |
5th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
11 | / | 20 |
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| Nuremberg 1888 (1) |
2nd Bavarian Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
5 | / | 10 |
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| Breslau 1889 (3) |
6th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
10 | / | 17 |
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| Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026 |
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