Talk:Louis Paulsen

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Sources

NY Times obit, 1891
Louis Paulsen vs Paul Morphy - New York, 1857
Dubuque Chess Club
The Sicilian KanP's very modern treatment of the Sicilian
Iowa Chess lot of bio material if we can find citable sources.
4680. Morphy v Paulsen slow player
Tinkering With an Opening, Crushed by a Mighty Attack R Byrne thinks the Paulsen Sicilian started as attempt to transpose into the French. If I understand Byrne, 2. Nf3 and 3. d4 were already a common White offensive plan in Paulsen's time, and P wished to avoid it. Can anyone confirm?

Philcha (talk) 11:55, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]