Anderssen, Adolf (1818-1879)

Adolf Anderssen (Public Domain)
| Alternative last name spellings: – |
| Alternative first name spellings: Karl Ernst |
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GENERAL INFO
| Description: Adolf Anderssen was a German chess player, considered to be the leading chess player in the world. After 1866, Anderssen became the most successful tournament player in Europe. He was a very important figure in the development of chess problems. His two great creations are two games known as «Immortal Game» and the «Evergreen Game». | |
| Sex: Male. | Occupation: Chess player. |
| Place of Birth / Death: Wroclaw, Kingdom of Prussia / Wroclaw, German Empire. | Country Tags: Germany. |
| Centuries: XIX. | Title: Unofficial World Chess Champion |
| Wolrd Champion: – | School: – |
| Style: Aggressive and combinative. | Chess Olympiads: – |
IN MUSICHESS
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External links
- Ajedrez con maestros: Biografía y Partidas de Steinitz: http://www.ajedrezconmaestros.com/biografiaypartidasdesteinitz/ – [15/03/2018].
- Adolf Anderssen at Encyclopaedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Anderssen – [15/03/2018].
- Adolf Anderssen chess games at 365Chess.com: https://www.365chess.com/players/Adolf_Anderssen – [15/03/2018].
- Adolf Anderssen player profile and games at Chessgames.com: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=10342 – [15/03/2018].
- Wikipedia the free encyclopedia: Adolf Anderssen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Anderssen – [15/03/2018].
- Webarchive.com: XVI Memoriał Adolfa Anderssena: https://web.archive.org/web/20070616194018/http://www.anderssen.dzszach.pl/ – [15/03/2018].
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- Eales, Richard. (2002). Chess: The history of a game. Glasgow, Scotland: Hardinge Simpole Publishing.
- Elo, Arpad E. (2008). The rating of chess players, Past and Present. New York: Ishi Press.
- Gottschall, Hermann von (2006). Adolf Anderssen, der Altmeister deutscher Schachspielkunst. Elibron Classics.
- Hooper, David. Whyld, Kenneth. (1992). The Oxford companion to chess. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Murray, H. J. R. (1913). A history of chess. New York: Oxford University Press.