Louis Paulsen
Romantic era · Germany · 1833–1891
A defensive thinker a generation early, and a rare match for Morphy over the board.
Career In The Collection
321Games
160Wins
70Draws
90Losses
61%Score
1857–1889Active
Head-to-Head Records
| Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolf Anderssen | 43 | 20 | 6 | 17 | view games |
| Joseph Blackburne | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | view games |
| Paul Morphy | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | view games |
| Johannes Zukertort | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | view games |
| Wilhelm Steinitz | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | view games |
| Mikhail Chigorin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | view games |
| Siegbert Tarrasch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | view games |
321 Games · Page 1 of 2
- 1889 vs Simon Alapin White DSB-06.Kongress B00 0-1
- 1889 vs J. Bauer Black DSB-06.Kongress A45 1/2-1/2
- 1889 vs Johann Nepomuk Berger White DSB-06.Kongress C26 0-1
- 1889 vs Joseph Blackburne White DSB-06.Kongress C29 1-0
- 1889 vs Amos Burn Black DSB-06.Kongress B09 1-0
- 1889 vs Alexander Fritz White DSB-06.Kongress C25 1-0
- 1889 vs George Hatfeild Gossip Black DSB-06.Kongress B85 0-1
- 1889 vs Isidor Gunsberg White DSB-06.Kongress C25 1-0
- 1889 vs Max Harmonist Black DSB-06.Kongress B07 1-0
- 1889 vs James Mason White DSB-06.Kongress C29 0-1
- 1889 vs Johannes Metger Black DSB-06.Kongress B43 0-1
- 1889 vs Jacques Mieses Black DSB-06.Kongress B47 1-0
- 1889 vs Emil Schallopp Black DSB-06.Kongress B47 0-1
- 1889 vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers White DSB-06.Kongress C29 1-0
- 1889 vs Siegbert Tarrasch Black DSB-06.Kongress B58 1/2-1/2
- 1889 vs Curt Von Bardeleben White DSB-06.Kongress C25 1-0
- 1889 vs Johannes Von Minckwitz White DSB-06.Kongress C25 1-0
- 1887 vs Simon Alapin White DSB-05.Kongress C42 1/2-1/2
- 1887 vs Johann Nepomuk Berger Black DSB-05.Kongress B29 1/2-1/2
- 1887 vs Joseph Blackburne White DSB-05.Kongress C29 1-0
- 1887 vs Amos Burn White DSB-05.Kongress C46 1-0
- 1887 vs Berthold Englisch White DSB-05.Kongress C25 1-0
- 1887 vs Alexander Fritz White DSB-05.Kongress C47 1-0
- 1887 vs Isidor Gunsberg Black DSB-05.Kongress B59 0-1
- 1887 vs Max Harmonist White DSB-05.Kongress C49 1-0
- 1887 vs George Henry Mackenzie Black DSB-05.Kongress B56 1-0
- 1887 vs Johannes Metger White DSB-05.Kongress C02 0-1
- 1887 vs Josef Noa Black DSB-05.Kongress B56 0-1
- 1887 vs Emil Schallopp White DSB-05.Kongress C42 1-0
- 1887 vs Emanuel Stepanovich Schiffers Black DSB-05.Kongress B43 0-1
- 1887 vs Siegbert Tarrasch Black DSB-05.Kongress B23 1-0
- 1887 vs Jean Taubenhaus Black DSB-05.Kongress C60 1-0
- 1887 vs Curt Von Bardeleben Black DSB-05.Kongress B46 1-0
- 1887 vs Hermann Von Gottschall White DSB-05.Kongress C66 0-1
- 1887 vs Theodor Von Scheve White DSB-05.Kongress C02 0-1
- 1887 vs Miksa Weiss Black DSB-05.Kongress B47 1-0
- 1887 vs Johannes Zukertort Black DSB-05.Kongress B23 0-1
- 1883 vs Johann Nepomuk Berger Black DSB-03.Kongress B58 1/2-1/2
- 1883 vs Max Bier White DSB-03.Kongress C45 1-0
- 1883 vs Henry Edward Bird Black DSB-03.Kongress A03 1-0
- 1883 vs Joseph Blackburne White DSB-03.Kongress C02 1/2-1/2
- 1883 vs Alexander Fritz White DSB-03.Kongress C45 1/2-1/2
- 1883 vs Isidor Gunsberg White DSB-03.Kongress C02 1-0
- 1883 vs Vincenz Hruby White DSB-03.Kongress C49 1/2-1/2
- 1883 vs Max Lange Black DSB-03.Kongress B56 0-1
- 1883 vs Karl Leffmann White DSB-03.Kongress C47 0-1
- 1883 vs James Mason White DSB-03.Kongress C48 0-1
- 1883 vs Fritz Riemann Black DSB-03.Kongress B23 1-0
- 1883 vs Emil Schallopp Black DSB-03.Kongress B08 1-0
- 1883 vs Adolf Schottlaender White DSB-03.Kongress C45 1/2-1/2
- 1883 vs Jacques Schwarz Black DSB-03.Kongress B07 1-0
- 1883 vs Curt Von Bardeleben Black DSB-03.Kongress B33 1/2-1/2
- 1883 vs Miksa Weiss Black DSB-03.Kongress B09 0-1
- 1883 vs Szymon Winawer Black DSB-03.Kongress B30 1-0
- 1882 vs Henry Edward Bird White Vienna B01 1-0
- 1882 vs Henry Edward Bird Black Vienna B20 1/2-1/2
- 1882 vs Joseph Blackburne White Vienna C41 1/2-1/2
- 1882 vs Joseph Blackburne Black Vienna B57 0-1
- 1882 vs Mikhail Chigorin White Vienna C47 1-0
- 1882 vs Mikhail Chigorin Black Vienna B24 0-1
- 1882 vs Berthold Englisch Black Vienna B30 1-0
- 1882 vs Berthold Englisch White Vienna C45 0-1
- 1882 vs Bernhard Fleissig Black Vienna B58 1/2-1/2
- 1882 vs Vincenz Hruby Black Vienna B59 0-1
- 1882 vs Vincenz Hruby White Vienna C49 1/2-1/2
- 1882 vs George Henry Mackenzie White Vienna C02 1/2-1/2
- 1882 vs George Henry Mackenzie Black Vienna B30 1-0
- 1882 vs James Mason Black Vienna B33 1-0
- 1882 vs James Mason White Vienna C02 0-1
- 1882 vs Philipp Meitner White Vienna C45 1-0
- 1882 vs Philipp Meitner Black Vienna B21 1/2-1/2
- 1882 vs Josef Noa Black Vienna B30 1/2-1/2
- 1882 vs Adolf Schwarz White Vienna C02 1-0
- 1882 vs Adolf Schwarz Black Vienna B30 1/2-1/2
- 1882 vs Wilhelm Steinitz White Vienna C45 0-1
- 1882 vs Wilhelm Steinitz Black Vienna B21 1-0
- 1882 vs Preston Ware Black Vienna A45 0-1
- 1882 vs Preston Ware White Vienna B01 1-0
- 1882 vs Miksa Weiss White Vienna C47 1-0
- 1882 vs Miksa Weiss Black Vienna B23 1/2-1/2
- 1882 vs Szymon Winawer White Vienna C45 1-0
- 1882 vs Szymon Winawer Black Vienna B30 1-0
- 1882 vs Alexander Wittek White Vienna C45 1/2-1/2
- 1882 vs Alexander Wittek Black Vienna B30 1/2-1/2
- 1882 vs Johannes Zukertort White Vienna C47 0-1
- 1882 vs Johannes Zukertort Black Vienna B30 1-0
- 1881 vs Johann Nepomuk Berger Black DSB-02.Kongress B23 0-1
- 1881 vs Joseph Blackburne White DSB-02.Kongress C02 0-1
- 1881 vs Mikhail Chigorin Black DSB-02.Kongress B33 1-0
- 1881 vs James Mason White DSB-02.Kongress C02 0-1
- 1881 vs Josef Noa White DSB-02.Kongress C02 1/2-1/2
- 1881 vs Wilfried Paulsen White DSB-02.Kongress C10 1/2-1/2
- 1881 vs Fritz Riemann Black DSB-02.Kongress B23 1/2-1/2
- 1881 vs Emil Schallopp White DSB-02.Kongress C48 1-0
- 1881 vs Carl Friedrich Schmid Black DSB-02.Kongress B30 1/2-1/2
- 1881 vs Jacques Schwarz White DSB-02.Kongress C02 0-1
- 1881 vs Johannes Von Minckwitz White DSB-02.Kongress C47 1-0
- 1881 vs H. Von Schuetz Black DSB-02.Kongress B30 0-1
- 1881 vs Carl Wemmers Black DSB-02.Kongress B30 0-1
- 1881 vs Szymon Winawer Black DSB-02.Kongress B43 1-0
- 1881 vs Alexander Wittek Black DSB-02.Kongress B43 0-1
- 1881 vs Johannes Zukertort White DSB-02.Kongress C45 0-1
- 1879 vs Max Bier White DSB-01.Kongress C49 1-0
- 1879 vs Berthold Englisch Black DSB-01.Kongress B45 1-0
- 1879 vs Ernst Flechsig White DSB-01.Kongress A22 0-1
- 1879 vs Karl Pitschel White DSB-01.Kongress A10 1-0
- 1879 vs Fritz Riemann Black DSB-01.Kongress B23 0-1
- 1879 vs Emil Schallopp White DSB-01.Kongress C48 1-0
- 1879 vs Adolf Schottlaender Black DSB-01.Kongress C47 0-1
- 1879 vs Adolf Schwarz White Leipzig m C49 1-0
- 1879 vs Adolf Schwarz White Leipzig m C02 1-0
- 1879 vs Adolf Schwarz Black DSB-01.Kongress B40 0-1
- 1879 vs Adolf Schwarz Black Leipzig m E76 0-1
- 1879 vs A/Schottlaender,A Schwarz White Beratungspartie C26 *
- 1879 vs Johannes Von Minckwitz White DSB-01.Kongress C45 1-0
- 1878 vs Adolf Anderssen White Frankfurt MT B40 1-0
- 1878 vs Alexander Fritz Black Frankfurt MT B40 0-1
- 1878 vs Eduard Hammacher White Frankfurt MT C48 1-0
- 1878 vs Johannes Metger White Frankfurt MT C45 1-0
- 1878 vs Wilfried Paulsen White Frankfurt MT D26 1-0
- 1878 vs Adolf Schwarz Black Frankfurt MT B00 1-0
- 1878 vs Adolf Stern White Frankfurt MT C02 1-0
- 1878 vs Johannes Von Minckwitz Black Frankfurt MT C77 0-1
- 1878 vs Carl Wemmers Black Frankfurt MT B45 0-1
- 1877 vs Adolf Anderssen White Leipzig m C46 1-0
- 1877 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Leipzig m C70 1-0
- 1877 vs Adolf Anderssen White Leipzig m C48 1-0
- 1877 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Leipzig m C70 1/2-1/2
- 1877 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Leipzig m B45 0-1
- 1877 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Leipzig m C70 1-0
- 1877 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Leipzig A00 1-0
- 1877 vs Adolf Anderssen White Leipzig m C45 1-0
- 1877 vs Adolf Anderssen White Leipzig m C46 0-1
- 1877 vs Adolf Anderssen White Leipzig m C46 1-0
- 1877 vs Berthold Englisch White Leipzig A28 1-0
- 1877 vs Ernst Flechsig Black Leipzig B00 0-1
- 1877 vs August Wilhelm Franke Black Leipzig C33 0-1
- 1877 vs Carl Theodor Goering White Leipzig C49 1-0
- 1877 vs Karl Leffmann White Leipzig A85 1-0
- 1877 vs Johannes Metger Black Leipzig B06 0-1
- 1877 vs Wilfried Paulsen Black Leipzig C00 0-1
- 1877 vs Emil Schallopp Black Leipzig C11 0-1
- 1877 vs Szymon Winawer White Leipzig C46 0-1
- 1877 vs Johannes Zukertort White Leipzig C48 1-0
- 1876 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Leipzig m C13 0-1
- 1876 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Leipzig m C70 1-0
- 1876 vs Adolf Anderssen White Leipzig m C45 1-0
- 1876 vs Adolf Anderssen White Leipzig m C46 1/2-1/2
- 1876 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Leipzig m B45 1-0
- 1876 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Leipzig m C13 1-0
- 1876 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Leipzig m C13 0-1
- 1876 vs Adolf Anderssen White Leipzig m C25 0-1
- 1876 vs Adolf Anderssen White Leipzig m C46 1-0
- 1876 vs Adolf Anderssen White Leipzig m C46 1-0
- 1873 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Vienna C62 1-0
- 1873 vs Adolf Anderssen White Vienna C25 0-1
- 1873 vs Henry Edward Bird White Vienna C25 1-0
- 1873 vs Henry Edward Bird Black Vienna A03 0-1
- 1873 vs Joseph Blackburne Black Vienna C55 1-0
- 1873 vs Joseph Blackburne White Vienna B01 1-0
- 1873 vs Joseph Blackburne Black Vienna C41 1-0
- 1873 vs Maximilian Fleissig White Vienna C49 1-0
- 1873 vs Maximilian Fleissig Black Vienna C62 0-1
- 1873 vs Oscar Gelbfuhs White Vienna C25 1-0
- 1873 vs Oscar Gelbfuhs Black Vienna C33 0-1
- 1873 vs Josef Heral Black Vienna E14 1/2-1/2
- 1873 vs Josef Heral White Vienna B23 1-0
- 1873 vs Josef Heral Black Vienna D53 1-0
- 1873 vs Philipp Meitner White Vienna C25 1-0
- 1873 vs Philipp Meitner Black Vienna C23 1/2-1/2
- 1873 vs Philipp Meitner Black Vienna C01 0-1
- 1873 vs Samuel Rosenthal Black Vienna C01 1/2-1/2
- 1873 vs Samuel Rosenthal White Vienna C26 1-0
- 1873 vs Samuel Rosenthal Black Vienna C01 1-0
- 1873 vs Adolf Schwarz Black Vienna C41 1-0
- 1873 vs Adolf Schwarz White Vienna C01 1-0
- 1873 vs Adolf Schwarz White Vienna A28 1/2-1/2
- 1873 vs Wilhelm Steinitz White Vienna C26 0-1
- 1873 vs Wilhelm Steinitz Black Vienna A41 1-0
- 1871 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Krefeld MT playoff-1pl C01 0-1
- 1871 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Krefeld MT C84 0-1
- 1871 vs Carl Theodor Goering White Krefeld MT C48 1-0
- 1871 vs Karl Pitschel White Krefeld MT C01 1-0
- 1871 vs Johannes Von Minckwitz White Krefeld MT playoff-1pl C47 1/2-1/2
- 1871 vs Johannes Von Minckwitz Black Krefeld MT C71 1-0
- 1870 vs Adolf Anderssen White Baden-Baden m C46 1-0
- 1870 vs Adolf Anderssen White Baden-Baden m C46 1/2-1/2
- 1870 vs Adolf Anderssen White Baden-Baden C33 0-1
- 1870 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Baden-Baden C77 1-0
- 1870 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Baden-Baden m C51 0-1
- 1870 vs Joseph Blackburne Black Baden-Baden A83 0-1
- 1870 vs Joseph Blackburne White Baden-Baden C44 0-1
- 1870 vs Cecil Valentine De Vere White Baden-Baden+ C01 1/2-1/2
- 1870 vs Cecil Valentine De Vere White Baden-Baden C01 1-0
- 1870 vs Cecil Valentine De Vere Black Baden-Baden C84 1-0
- 1870 vs Gustav Richard Neumann White Baden-Baden C60 0-1
- 1870 vs Gustav Richard Neumann Black Baden-Baden A85 0-1
- 1870 vs Samuel Rosenthal Black Baden-Baden C44 1/2-1/2
- 1870 vs Samuel Rosenthal White Baden-Baden C65 1-0
- 1870 vs Wilhelm Steinitz White Baden-Baden C46 0-1
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