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Louis Paulsen (1833-1891) was one of the 19th century's strongest chess players and a world record holder in blindfold chess. He maintained an unbeaten record in matches, created several opening systems and was an originator of the positional approach to the game. This extensive biography--the first in English--explores Paulsen's life and career and includes 719 of his games, presented here with both contemporary and modern comments.
List of contents
Table of ContentsForeword by Michael Negele
Preface
Introduction
I-Ancestry and Youth
II-Dubuque
III-The First American Chess Congress 1857
IV-Sharpening the Blindfold Record, 1858-1860
Dubuque, February 1858
Chicago, May 1858
Davenport, May 1858
Rock Island, May 1858
Saint Louis, June 1858
Dubuque, November 1858
Pittsburgh, December 1858
Chicago 1859
Dubuque 1859-1860
V-Back Home, 1860-1861
VI-To Bristol, September 1861
VII-Meeting G.H. Mackenzie, September 1861
VIII-A Match with Kolisch, September-November 1861
IX-Visiting Manchester, November 1861
X-Back in London, December 1861
XI-London 1862 and the First Match with Anderssen
XII-Düsseldorf 1862
XIII-Düsseldorf 1863
XIV-In Leipzig, 1863-1864, and a Match with Lange
XV-Berlin 1864 and a Match with Neumann
XVI-Elberfeld 1865
XVII-Illness and Barmen 1866
XVIII-Cologne 1867
XIX-Aachen 1868
XX-Hamburg 1869
XXI-Baden-Baden 1870
XXII-Krefeld 1871
XXIII-Vienna 1873
XXIV-Leipzig 1876 and the Second Match with Anderssen
XXV-Leipzig 1877 and the Third Match with Anderssen
XXVI-Frankfurt am Main 1878
XXVII-Leipzig 1879 and a Match with Schwarz
XXVIII-Wiesbaden 1880
XXIX-Brunswick 1880
XXX-Berlin 1881
XXXI-Vienna 1882
XXXII-Nürnberg 1883
XXXIII-Quiet Years, 1884-1886
XXXIV-Frankfurt am Main 1887
XXXV-Nürnberg 1888
XXXVI-Breslau 1889
XXXVII-Louis Paulsen's Death
Appendices
Appendix 1. Tournament Record
Appendix 2. Match Records
Appendix 3. Results Against Masters
Appendix 4. Blindfold Exhibitions
Appendix 5. A Chess Family: Wilfried, Amalie and Carl Paulsen
Bibliography
Works About Louis Paulsen
Selected Articles about Louis Paulsen
Reference Works
Tournament Books with Paulsen as a Participant (chronological)
Autobiographies, Biographies, Other Tournament Books and Game Collections
Anthologies, Chronicles, Textbooks, etc.
Chess Magazines
Principal Chess Columns
Websites
Non-Chess Works and Articles
Opponents Index (to game numbers)
Annotators Index (to game numbers)
Index of Openings-ECO Codes (to game numbers)
Index of Openings-Traditional Names (to game numbers)
General Index (to page numbers)
About the author
Historian Hans Renette is FIDE master in chess (with 2 IM norms). He lives in Bierbeek, Belgium.
