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Paul Saladin Leonhardt | |
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 Leonhardt, before 1905 | |
| Full name | Paul Saladin Leonhardt |
| Country | Germany |
| Born | (1877-11-13)13 November 1877 Posen,Province of Posen,German Empire (now Poland) |
| Died | 14 December 1934(1934-12-14) (aged 57) Königsberg,Germany |
Paul Saladin Leonhardt (13 November 1877 – 14 December 1934) was aGermanchess master. He was born inPosen,Province of Posen,German Empire (now Poland), and died of a heart attack inKönigsberg during a game of chess.
A player with a low profile and not many tournament wins, Leonhardt has been largely forgotten by the history books. However, at his best, he was able to defeat most of the elite players of the period.Tarrasch,Tartakower,Nimzowitsch,Maróczy andRéti all succumbed to his fierce attacking style between 1903 and 1920. He won severalbrilliancy prizes.
In major tournaments he was first atHilversum 1903,Hamburg 1905, andCopenhagen 1907 (ahead of Maróczy andSchlechter), making himNordic Champion; third, behindRubinstein and Maróczy, atCarlsbad 1907; second, behindMilan Vidmar, atGothenburg 1909 (7th Nordic-ch); second, behindRudolf Spielmann, atStockholm 1909; and second, behindCarl Ahues, atDuisburg (DSB Congress) 1929.[1]
In matches he drew withRudolf Loman (+4−4=2), won againstJames Mortimer (+5−0=3), defeatedSamuel Passmore (6:2), and drew withGeorg Schories (2:2) at London 1904; defeatedHector William Shoosmith (+5−0=1), and lost toJacques Mieses (+1−5=1) at London 1905; lost to Spielmann (+4−6=5) at Munich 1906; lost toFrank Marshall (+1–2=4), defeated Nimzowitsch (+4–0=1), and lost toHugo Süchting (1½:2½) at Hamburg 1911, and drew with him (2:2) at Hamburg 1912; won againstMoishe Lowtzky (+5−1=1) at Leipzig 1913;[2] drew withHans Fahrni (1:1), and won againstJeno Szekely (2½:1½) at Munich 1914; and drew withCurt von Bardeleben (2:2) at Berlin 1921.[3]
As an expert analyst of theopenings, he wrote a monograph on theRuy Lopez (Zur Spanische Partie – 1913). Opening variations have been attributed to him in the Lopez,Sicilian Defence,Ponziani Opening,Evans Gambit,Latvian Gambit, and theScandinavian Defense.
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