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Ludwig Hesse

Number of games in database: 24
Years covered: 1889 to 1899
Overall record: +15 -6 =3 (68.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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LUDWIG HESSE
(born Jan-12-1867, died Dec-21-1923, 56 years old) United States of America

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Ludwig Otto Hesse, born and died Bethlehem, PA USA.

Son of Anton Hesse Sr, brother of Anton Yost Hesse, father of Hermann Victor Hesse, husband of Sophia Hesse née Wohlbach.1

Photograph of Ludwig Otto Hess gravestone: https://images.findagrave.com/photo...

Consultation games: L O Hesse / A Yost Hesse / Masson vs McFarland / Usina / Walker, 1891

L Hesse vs Charles Lochman / Charles Lack, 1892

1 Neil Brennen "Pages from a Life: The Notebook of Otto Hesse, Postal Chessplayer, Part II" (reprinted in "Quarterly for Chess History" (Winter) 8/2002

Last updated: 2025-06-05 13:04:32

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 page 1 of 1; 24 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. L Hesse vs Anton Hesse Sr 1-0301889White blindfoldC40 King's Knight Opening
2. Sokuma Yamada vs L Hesse  0-1611889corrC45 Scotch Game
3. L Hesse vs Sokuma Yamada  1-0211889corrC52 Evans Gambit
4. L Hesse vs Anton Hesse Sr  1-0231890Casual gameC50 Giuoco Piano
5. L Hesse vs Charles Lochman 1-0121891Bethlehem CC Hcp odds000 Chess variants
6. L Hesse vs Philip Albrecht  1-0161892Casual gameC25 Vienna
7. L Hesse vs Charles Lochman / Charles Lack 1-0201892Consultation Rook odds000 Chess variants
8. Ajeeb vs L Hesse ½-½501892Eden Musee ExhibitionC01 French, Exchange
9. Joseph McFarland vs L Hesse  0-1191892CorrC37 King's Gambit Accepted
10. L Hesse vs Joseph McFarland 1-0191892CorrC25 Vienna
11. L Hesse vs Charles Lochman 0-1301892Blind simul, 4bC51 Evans Gambit
12. L Hesse vs J Sames  1-0181892White blindfoldC01 French, Exchange
13. L Hesse vs H Thomas 1-0351893corrC31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
14. H Thomas vs L Hesse  0-1351893corrC67 Ruy Lopez
15. L Hesse vs E Hanna  1-0301893MatchC50 Giuoco Piano
16. L Hesse vs H Helms  0-1521894Continental Corr (prelim-4)C39 King's Gambit Accepted
17. L Hesse vs J L McCutcheon 0-1421894Continental Corr (prelim-4)C07 French, Tarrasch
18. L Hesse vs I Ryall 0-1381894Continental Corr (prelim-4)C77 Ruy Lopez
19. H N Stone vs L Hesse ½-½371894Continental Corr (prelim-4)C77 Ruy Lopez
20. E J Napier vs L Hesse 0-1211894Continental Corr (prelim-4)C11 French
21. L Hesse vs H Helms ½-½371895Bethlehem CC - Brooklyn CCD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. Sophia Hesse vs L Hesse  0-1181897Offhand gameC44 King's Pawn Game
23. L Hesse vs Sophia Hesse 0-1111897White blindfoldC40 King's Knight Opening
24. L Hesse vs Pillsbury 0-1111899Double blindfold gameC31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-16-15  thomastonk: Neil Brennen wrote on (Ludwig) Otto Hesse in "Correspondence Chess News" no.s 54 & 96. The articles can be downloaded from the "CCN Archive" here: http://ccn.correspondencechess.com/

At the end of the article in no. 54, a picture of Hesse can be found.

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