Paul Saladin Leonhardt
Paul Saladin Leonhardt was a German chess master. He was born in Posen, Province of Posen, German Empire, and died of a heart attack in Königsberg 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 and Réti all succumbed to his fierce attacking style between 1903 and 1920. He won several.Tournaments
In major tournaments he was first at Hilversum 1903, Hamburg 1905, and Copenhagen 1907, making him Nordic Champion; third, behind Rubinstein and Maróczy, at Carlsbad 1907; second, behind Milan Vidmar, at Gothenburg 1909 ; second, behind Rudolf Spielmann, at Stockholm 1909; and second, behind Carl Ahues, at Duisburg 1929.Matches
In matches he drew with Rudolf Loman, won against James Mortimer, defeated Samuel Passmore, and drew with Georg Schories at London 1904; defeated Hector William Shoosmith, and lost to Jacques Mieses at London 1905; lost to Spielmann at Munich 1906; lost to Frank Marshall, defeated Nimzowitsch, and lost to Hugo Süchting at Hamburg 1911, and drew with him at Hamburg 1912; won against Moishe Lowtzky at Leipzig 1913; drew with Hans Fahrni, and won against Jeno Szekely at Munich 1914; and drew with Curt von Bardeleben at Berlin 1921.Legacy
As an expert analyst of the openings, he wrote a monograph on the Ruy Lopez. Opening variations have been attributed to him in the Lopez, Sicilian Defence, Ponziani Opening, Evans Gambit, and the Scandinavian Defense.
