About John William Schulten
Lived 1821 – 1875 (aged 54). John William Schulten was an American chess player.
John William Schulten (1821–1875), also spelled Johann Wilhelm, was a 19th-century chess master from Germany and the United States. In the 1840s and 1850s, he traveled widely in Europe and the United States to play some of the best chess players in the world—Adolf Anderssen, Alexandre Deschapelles, Daniel Harrwitz, Bernhard Horwitz, Lionel Kieseritzky, Paul Morphy, Gustav Neumann, Jules Arnous de Rivière, Eugéne Rousseau, Pierre St. Amant, Charles Stanley, Von der Lasa, and Johannes Zukertort—losing to most of them. Although he lost matches against Kieseritzky and Morphy, he did beat both of them once. His only win against Morphy was in New York City in 1857:
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Who was John William Schulten?
German-American chess player (1821-1875)
When was John William Schulten born?
John William Schulten was born on 3 January 1821 in Ratingen.
When did John William Schulten die?
John William Schulten died on 25 December 1875.
What was John William Schulten's occupation?
John William Schulten was a chess player.
What nationality was John William Schulten?
John William Schulten was American.
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