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    Louis Paulsen (15 January 1833 in Gut Nassengrund near Blomberg, Principality of Lippe – 18 August 1891) was a German chess player. In the 1860s and 1870s...
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    by the opponents. Also competing was the strong German chess master Louis Paulsen, who was already aware of Morphy's talent, and said openly beforehand...
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    second in the tournament behind Louis Paulsen. Still at Leipzig, Anderssen lost a match against tournament winner Louis Paulsen (three wins, one draw, and...
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  • Zane (Meghan Markle), a paralegal who develops feelings for Mike; Donna Paulsen (Sarah Rafferty), Harvey's long-time legal secretary, close friend, and...
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  • name Paulsen include: Albert Paulsen (1925–2004), Ecuadorian-American actor August Paulsen (1871–1927), Danish American businessman Axel Paulsen (1855–1938)...
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    players of the era included Adolf Anderssen, Daniel Harrwitz, Henry Bird, Louis Paulsen, Paul Morphy and Joseph Henry Blackburne. The Immortal Game, played...
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    Baden-Baden 1870 chess tournament; behind Anderssen but ahead of Blackburne, Louis Paulsen and other strong players. His first victory in a strong tournament was...
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    reputation he reinforced by winning the strong London 1862 chess tournament. Louis Paulsen and Ignatz Kolisch were also playing at a comparable standard to Anderssen...
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  • The classical move 4...Bc5 is perfectly playable, see the famous game Louis Paulsen–Paul Morphy from the First American Chess Congress (1857). In recent...
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  • improvements in defensive technique exemplified by players such as Louis Paulsen and Wilhelm Steinitz; however, it is still occasionally seen, usually...
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  • openings. The modern form of the Dragon was originated by German master Louis Paulsen around 1880. It was played frequently by Henry Bird that decade, then...
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  • exhibition, in 1862. The prizes were won by Adolf Anderssen (£100), Louis Paulsen (£50), John Owen (£30), George Alcock MacDonnell (£15), Serafino Dubois...
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    style see his victory on the Black side of the Advance French against Louis Paulsen (Nuremberg 1888): 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6...
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  • "[a] combination second to none in the literature of the game." 1857: Louis Paulsen vs Paul Morphy, New York. Paul Morphy gains an advantage in development...
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    introduction to blindfold chess was a little later. In November 1861, Louis Paulsen gave a simultaneous blindfold exhibition in Manchester, beating Blackburne...
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  • (peak years 1872–1886) Elisaveta Bykova, 2254 (peak years 1958–1960) Louis Paulsen, 2232 (peak years 1861–1862) Adolf Anderssen, 2214 (peak years 1861–1866)...
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    Adolf Anderssen First to 7 wins 1862† London Adolf Anderssen 11½‍–‍1½ Louis Paulsen Round-robin tournament with 14 players 1866 London Wilhelm Steinitz...
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  • the unusual opening in 1877 and 1878, using it to win games against Louis Paulsen, George Henry Mackenzie, and James Mason. 1. a3 was also used occasionally...
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  • their king this way. The Steinitz Gambit is thus rarely seen today. Louis Paulsen played 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 four times with the white pieces – games against...
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    Chess Association (BCF Congress), held in London. Second place went to Louis Paulsen, followed by John Owen. This was the first round-robin tournament. In...
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    Wilfried Paulsen (31 July 1828 – 6 February 1901) was a German chess master, an elder brother of Louis Paulsen. He tied for 3rd-5th at Düsseldorf 1862...
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  • much of the nineteenth century; Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais, Adolf Anderssen, Howard Staunton, Louis Paulsen, and Carl Jaenisch all played it...
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    players of the era included Adolf Anderssen, Daniel Harrwitz, Henry Bird, Louis Paulsen, and Paul Morphy. The "Immortal Game", played by Anderssen and Lionel...
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    six wins and two draws. Other early masters of blindfold chess were Louis Paulsen, Joseph Henry Blackburne (he played up to 16 simultaneous blindfold...
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  • Hardman Philips Montgomery, Alexander Beaufort Meek, Paul Morphy, Louis Paulsen, Frederick Perrin, Benjamin Raphael, Charles Henry Stanley, and James...
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    campaign. On 1 July 2005, Paulsen was again re-elected to the office during the 58th General Conference Session in St. Louis, Missouri. His term ended...
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  • took 4th in Krefeld (9th WDSB–Congress, West German Chess Congress, Louis Paulsen won); took 3rd in Leipzig (1st MDSB–Congress, Middle German Chess Congress...
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  • rare sideline after 3.Nc3 is 3...c6, which is known as the Paulsen Variation, after Louis Paulsen. It can also be reached via a Caro–Kann Defence move order...
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  • player to win against the eventual tournament winner, Adolf Anderssen. Louis Paulsen placed second. This result was arguably Owen's top lifetime chess achievement...
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  • 1878 (Louis Paulsen won), took 12th at Leipzig 1879 (the 1st DSB Congress, Berthold Englisch won), tied for 3rd-5th at Braunschweig 1880 (L. Paulsen won)...
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