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Great players of all time: What Adolf Anderssen's your opinion?

"Attack, always attack."
"The real art of chess lies in the combinations"
(Adolf Anderssen)

"Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (Breslau, July 6, 1818 - March 13 , 1879) was a German chess player. One of the most outstanding masters of nineteenth century romantic chess. His career took place before the onset of World Championships, despite which was considered the best player on the planet. Noted for his aggressive play and combined. His two great works are two items called Immortality and everlasting. "(Wikipedia)


Anderssen Reviews:
  • "One of the most brilliant players combined for all time (Harry Golombek)
  • "The most brilliant player of all time." "The concept of Anderssen always constitute the delight of those who have an aesthetic appreciation of chess" (Anthony Saidy)
  • "A mid-nineteenth century came a romantic conception of chess characterized by direct attacks the king.'s Followers This school sought to mate in a fast and bright with spectacular sacrifices of material. truest representative of this movement was the German Adolf Anderssen (Antonio López)
  • "harbored a strong artistic temperament which manifested itself in your chess games , becoming the most outstanding player of his time "(Antonio Gude)
  • " Adolf Anderssen was one of the greatest players of chess. In his insatiable enthusiasm for the game and its creative imagination can only be compared to Labourdonnais before him, and Alexander Alekhine, Mikhail Tahl and Garry Kasparov after "(John Nunn)
  • " The genius of the combination. "" A player chess with an exciting style. "Her strong plays are worthy of applause and admiration." (Garry Kasparov)
  • "This great master will last forever. In his brilliant style, the beauty of combinations and a profound reflection admirably complement. "(Wilhelm Steinitz)
  • "Anderssen has left many items of unsurpassed beauty. Among them are 'The Immortal' and 'The Everlasting'" (Anthony Saidy)
'THE IMMORTAL':
  • "This masterpiece of chess game is undoubtedly the best known and admired by chess players worldwide. It has been tested on numerous occasions and, despite having found some wrong moves by both opponents, has lost none of his extraordinary beauty "(Antonio López)
  • " When speaking of a great classic game, Steinitz, then world champion, said: "It's an exaggeration, however, compare with the famous Immortal, played by Anderssen and Kieseritzky, which takes place a long series of brilliant observations that are imprinted the unmistakable stamp of intuitive genius'" (Antonio Gude)
  • "Objectively, the game is pretty loose, but its lightness is compensated by the superb finishing touch! At slaughter of the two towers, followed by that of bishop and the lady with the white deal a mate the black king is, while pure economic and mirror! "(Garry Kasparov)
  • " The exceptional beauty of the finale, after committing misconduct, does not detract from the combination "(Max Euwe)
  • "The good ham never boring." "Lincoln argues Maiztegui, signer of the chess column of 'The Country' for fourteen years, it's hard to tire of Beethoven's Ninth. The same happens with a Jabugo excellent or under this heading, The Immortal, so very famous and controversial. Kasparov Lasker and argue that only the end is very bright, and the rest loose. But the minute grandmaster Robert Hübner, after a very thorough analysis, disagrees: "Both players saw much more than its critics 75 years later. The quality of the game was constant. " Sit back, for intense pleasure and growing "(Leontxo Garcia)
'The Immortal'. Anderssen vs. Kieseritzky, London 1851
In this position he played Anderssen 22.Df6 +!
Remarks by MF García
Leontxo
'the evergreen':
  • "The next game literally charmed his contemporaries, coming to merit, according to Steinitz himself" an imperishable crown of laurel for the great German master. "Mikhail Chigorin Also, like many others, considered that this item was one of the brightest ever had played "(Garry Kasparov)
  • " It is curious that in the two most important Anderssen there is a bishop on e7 matte "(Max Euwe)
  • " A combinations of the most beautiful and profound in the history of chess. " "The dream of any player combinations" (Chess, complete course 1990)
  • "Play it again, Adolf." The music and chess are the two arts are more conducive to admire the wonderful works again and again, like this one, known for many readers, who could not miss a collection of jewelry. No wonder he was nicknamed 'The Everlasting' " (Leontxo Garcia)
'The Everlasting'. Anderssen vs. Dufresne, Berlin 1852
In this position he played Anderssen 21.Dxd7 +!
Remarks by MF García

Leontxo
Anecdotes:

Once, Anderssen captured a piece of his opponent claimed that the gain of the game and the tournament, and threw it back happily.

occasion del Torneo de Londres de 1862, se jugaron varias partidas de exhibición que hicieron las delicias de los espectadores. Una de ellas fue en consulta entre Anderssen, Dubois y Paulsen, que llevaban piezas blancas, contra Lowenthal, Boden y Kennedy. Antes de empezar, Anderssen se dirigió a sus dos compañeros en consulta y les dijo: "Hemos de distribuirnos el trabajo, así que Paulsen hará las jugadas precisas; Dubois hará las brillantes, y yo haré las malas."

“Respecto a su carácter es ilustrativa la anécdota que relata Zoilo Caputto en su maravilloso libro ‘El arte del estudio de ajedrez’: “cuando regresó victorioso del primer torneo internacional London, students had prepared a jubilant reception with the gift of a statue representing Victory.
Upon entering the classroom after a long absence, there was a profound silence, but not well located noticed the statue on his desk, frowning teacher thundered with his usual asperity:
- What is there that little woman?
students were stunned and spent a few seconds before the first class dared to stammer the congratulations of all. "

"Regarding his relationship with Steinitz, also Zoilo R. Caputto account in his beautiful book 'The art of chess study' the following story: "Among the great chess champions have been very few fans to write letters, and Anderssen and Steinitz, apparently, were among the least likely.
When the two met in a tournament in London in 1862 soon became good friends, and regardless of the tournament played each other frequently. When the tiny bounce Steinitz shook hands with the immense Anderssen, and also knowing of his reluctance to write letters said
- Professor, when I write you not to answer me.
- I never answer, "replied Anderssen.
- And I never write ... - Steinitz concluded. "

" For chess represented Anderssen a passion play that he devoted almost all his spare time. This fact influenced who never married, devoting their math and German, Breslau, throughout his life. This unbridled passion led him to star in amusing anecdotes, can read as follows: Anderssen
One night he sat at the board and began to study a problem. The more was lost in all possible variations, most games played against itself. I was so fascinated with the beauty of that game, they lost track of time and circumstances, so not feeling any fatigue. When suddenly someone knocked at the door, angrily interrupted his thoughts and then held the following conversation with his housekeeper:
Anderssen: "Go quietly to bed. I am now very busy "
Liesbeth:" What did you say, please? "
Anderssen: "Do not bother me. You know I can resist perfectly all night. Call me tomorrow morning, as always! "
Liesbeth:" Professor, "are you okay?"
Anderssen: "Creature, I'm just not very good, but also you should not bother now. I am just as important. Term then "
Liesbeth:" You know professor, you have not slept absolutely nothing. Since I have experience of other times. But ... you have not heard the bells of dawn? "
Anderssen:" The bells of dawn?. Could have sworn they were bells night. Do not get confused? "
Liesbeth:" Professor, "I" I slept all night, 'I'm not dreamin'. "

"A viewer of the tournament in Baden-Baden 1870 Neumann asked as he had done to defeat the great Anderssen in the two games they played.
Neumann replied: "It is all the merit of my great teacher." Inquisitor hesitant
continued: "Who is your teacher?" Neumann smiling
said: "The great Anderssen!"

The match against Morphy:

"Anderssen was considered by many as the most important player in the world, until in 1858 he was defeated by the American Paul Morphy in a match held in Paris (-7 +2 = 2). Anderssen used the initial move 1.a3 curious in that match, so the opening is called Anderssen. However, this opening never became popular in competitive category. "(Wikipedia)

image match between Anderssen and Morphy in Paris 1858

vs Anderssen. Morphy, (10) Paris 1858
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composed Anderssen Problems:

"The first time Anderssen attracted the attention of the chess world about him was when he published some short chess problems in 1842. Then in 1846, was associated with Schachzeitung magazine (later called Deutsche Schachzeitung) "(wikipedia)

" Anderssen was an excellent composer of chess problems of which we have been beautiful examples "(Antonio López)

Anderssen
4 problems in viewer (mate in 3, 4 and 5 moves):

recent years:

"The greatest achievement Anderssen came near the end of his life, when he won in Baden-Baden (1870), the tournament more intense than it has been played at the time. He finished first ahead of his old rival Steinitz, as well as the big players Neumann and Blackburne.

vs Steinitz. Anderssen, Baden-Baden 1870

In Leipzig (1877) was second, being his last great victory. He was 59 and died two years after (heart attack).

Deutsche Schachzeitung magazine wrote a note for his death with a 19-page obituary "(wikipedia)

" He was buried in 1879 in Breslau (Germany) (Wroclaw, Poland). Due to the destruction of his tomb during World War II, the Polish government decided to exhume the FIDE in 1957 and now rests on the Avenue of the Heroes Cemetery Oswitz (Poland) "(Frank Mayer)


Your best rating is calculated which could be around 2,744 points in 1870.
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