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Adolf Anderssen

(1818–1879) Chess Player

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Adolf Anderssen was a chess player.

Quick Facts About Adolf Anderssen

Born
July 6, 1818
Died
March 13, 1879
Profession
Chess Player

About Adolf Anderssen

[Wikidata] German chess champion, after Paul Morphy (1858-1860), second unofficial world chess champion (1851-1858, 1860-1865, 1867-1871), chess publicist... | [Wikipedia] Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen 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 le

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