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Adolf Anderssen Fast Facts
Birthday
*** ,1818
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Death day
March 13, 1879 (60 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
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Adolf Anderssen
Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen is a German chess master. He won major international tournaments in 1851 and 1862, but lost to Paul Morphy in 1858, and to Wilhelm Steinitz in 1866. As a result, he is often considered the world's first chess player since 1851. in 1858, and as one of the best. active player. from 1862 to 1866, although the title of the world chess championship still does not exist. Anderssen went on to become the most successful player in Europe, winning more than half of the tournaments he participated in, including the very powerful Baden-Baden 1870 chess tournament. He achieved most of them by the age of 50 Today, Anderssen is known for his excellent style of sacrificial attack, especially in "Immortal Game" and "Evergreen Game". He was an important figure in the development of chess problems, spurring the transition from the "old school" of problem composition to the elegance and complexity of modern layout.
Full nameKarl Ernst Adolf Anderssen
CountryKingdom of Prussia
BornJuly 6, 1818, Breslau, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland)
DiedMarch 13, 1879

About Adolf Anderssen

Chess Player Adolf Anderssen was born on July 6, 1818 in Germany (He dies at the age of 60, on March 13, 1879).

A German chess master was recognized as the world's best player in the mid-nineteenth century.

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Adolf Anderssen before becoming famous

Adolf Anderssen was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1818 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He majored in mathematics and philosophy in university.

Achievement of Adolf Anderssen

He is most known for his trademark sacrificial aggressive plays, as as those he employed against Lionel Kieseritzky in the 1851"Immortal Game".

Adolf Anderssen's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He never married and spent his entire life helping his mother and sister.

Adolf Anderssen Collabed with

He was the predecessor to maestro Chess Player Savielly Tartakower.

Savielly Tartakower (1887 - 1956) (Chess Player)
Savielly Tartakower (1887 - 1956)

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Adolf Anderssen Income & Net worth

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Adolf Anderssen Height and Weight

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Latest information about Adolf Anderssen updated on March 16 2023.