Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (July 6, 1818 – March 13, 1879) was a German chess master.He won the great international tournaments of 1851 and 1862, but lost matches to Paul Morphy in 1858, and to Wilhelm Steinitz in 1866. Accordingly, he is generally regarded as having been the world's leading chess player from 1851 to 1858, and leading active player from 1862 to 1866, …

The Immortal Game was a chess game played by Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky on 21 June 1851 in London, during a break of the first international tournament.The bold sacrifices Anderssen made have made it one of the most famous chess games of all time. Anderssen gave up both rooks and a bishop, then his queen, checkmating his opponent with his three …

La Partida Inmortal fue una partida informal de ajedrez disputada entre Adolf Anderssen (blancas) y Lionel Kieseritzky (negras) en la ciudad de Londres el 21 de junio de 1851. [1] Esta partida es considerada como uno de los máximos exponentes de la llamada Escuela romántica.Es recordada por los sacrificios de pieza que realizó el maestro alemán (primero las …

William Steinitz (born Wilhelm Steinitz; May 14, 1836 – August 12, 1900) was an Austrian and, later, American chess player. From 1886 to 1894, he was the first official World Chess Champion.He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician. When discussing chess history from the 1850s onwards, commentators have debated whether Steinitz could be …

Aug 14, 2018 · The "Immortal Game" is one of the most famous chess games ever played!Played in 1851 as an informal match between two European math professors, Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky, this game has become a true showcase of classic 19th century chess where startling attacks and sacrifices were all the rage.

Sep 14, 2021 · The two famous chess games we have chosen to play through move by move are the Immortal Game between Anderssen and Kieseritky and a fantastic attacking game by Paul Morphy. ... played in 1851 between Adolf “Attack, always attack!” Anderssen and top French player Lionel Kieseritzky. Paul Morphy – Duke Karl/Count Isouard, Paris 1858.

The English school was founded by Howard Staunton in the 1840s. His followers included Bernhard Horwitz, Elijah Williams, Marmaduke Wyvill, and to some degree Adolf Anderssen and Daniel Harrwitz.In this style, there was no quick attack on the opposing king. Instead, the attacks were prepared, as strategic advantages – such as control over the center and key points – …

Mar 03, 2015 · Adolf Anderssen Wins Levon Aronian Wins Barman, 1905 Biel, 1968-2014 Mikhail Botvinnik Wins David Bronstein Wins Walter Browne Wins Buffalo, 1901 Canadian Championship, 2015 Capablanca Wins Carlsbad, 1907 Magnus Carlsen Wins Fabiano Caruana Wins Mikhail Chigorin Wins Coburg, 1904 Computer Games Copenhagen, 1907 …

Morphy beat Anderssen in a rout, winning seven of the eleven games against two defeats and two draws. Anderssen, of Immortal Game and Evergreen Game fame, reduced himself to playing 1.a3 as White in multiple of the contests. Morphy lost one of those games, but was so dominant otherwise it did not matter.

Anderssen was hailed as the leading chess master, and his brilliant, energetic attacking style became typical for the time, although it was retrospectively regarded as strategically shallow. [79] [80] Sparkling games like Anderssen's Immortal game and Evergreen Game or Morphy's Opera game were regarded as the highest possible summit of the ...