12th West German Chess Congress 1878
Louis Paulsen won the master tournament at the twelfth West German Chess Congress with 8/9. In a ten-player single round-robin at Frankfurt, he finished half a point ahead of Adolf Schwarz and two points above Adolf Anderssen.
The Frankfurt congress
Ten players met once each over the course of the congress, producing 45 games. The field joined Louis and Wilfried Paulsen with Anderssen, Schwarz, Johannes Minckwitz, Johannes Metger, Alexander Fritz, Eduard Hammacher, Adolf Stern, and Carl Wemmers.
Paulsen clear of the field
Paulsen conceded only one point across nine games and finished on 8. Schwarz took second with 7½, Anderssen followed on 6, and Minckwitz placed fourth with 5. The complete crosstable accounts for all 45 pairings.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulsen, Louis | 8/9 | +8 -1 =0 | games |
| 2 | Schwarz, Adolf | 7½/9 | +7 -1 =1 | games |
| 3 | Anderssen, Adolf | 6/9 | +5 -2 =2 | games |
| 4 | Minckwitz, Johannes | 5/9 | +4 -3 =2 | games |
| =5 | Fritz, Alexander | 4½/9 | +4 -4 =1 | games |
| =5 | Paulsen, Wilfried | 4½/9 | +4 -4 =1 | games |
| 7 | Metger, Johannes | 4/9 | +3 -4 =2 | games |
| 8 | Wemmers, Carl | 3/9 | +3 -6 =0 | games |
| 9 | Stern, Adolf | 2/9 | +1 -6 =2 | games |
| 10 | Hammacher, Eduard | ½/9 | +0 -8 =1 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulsen, Louis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Schwarz, Adolf | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Anderssen, Adolf | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 4 | Minckwitz, Johannes | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Fritz, Alexander | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Paulsen, Wilfried | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 7 | Metger, Johannes | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 8 | Wemmers, Carl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Stern, Adolf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Hammacher, Eduard | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.