Paul Saladin Leonhardt

Paul Saladin Leonhardt
Leonhardt, before 1905
Full namePaul Saladin Leonhardt
CountryGermany
Born(1877-11-13)13 November 1877
Posen, Province of Posen, German Empire (now Poland)
Died14 December 1934(1934-12-14) (aged 57)
Königsberg, Germany

Paul Saladin Leonhardt (13 November 1877 – 14 December 1934) was a German chess master. He was born in Posen, Province of Posen, German Empire (now Poland), 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 brilliancy prizes.