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The United States Chess Federation. Adolf Anderssen vs James Mason (1878) Pawn and Two: In the opening, the tournament book, "Der Internationale Schachkongress Paris 1878" recommended 10...b5. Fritz indicates (-.56) (19 ply) 10...Nbd7 or 10...Qc7 are Black's best choices. Fritz indicates (-.46) (19 ply) 10...b5 or (-.43) (19 ply) are about equally good for Black. Stronger for Black, was (-.94) (19 ply) 33...b4! 34.a4 Bg7, instead of (-.57) (19 ply) 33...Bg7 34.Nd3 Bf8. At move 35, Black should play: (-.73) (19 ply) 35...Nc5! After move 39.Re2? Black had a small advantage after 44...a4. The tournament book recommended (-.37) (23 ply) 45...Be7, but Fritz indicates (-.40) (23 ply) 45...Rc2 as Black's best continuation. 49...Rh2?? Lionel Adalbert Bagration Felix Kieseritsky vs Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint Amant (1843)

Adolf Anderssen vs Louis Paulsen (1877) Pawn and Two: <Calli> Excellent! Will you be submitting the 4 missing games for the Leipzig tournament? I note they are in the tournament book. It seems that it does take a very long time for submitted games to appear in this database. I note you are showing that Anderssen won this 3rd and last match with L. Paulsen.

One additional game would make this Leipzig 1877 collection complete. As you have noted earlier, they certainly played a lot of chess in a short amount of time at Leipzig 1877. The 11 round tournament started on July 16th and was completed on the 21st. In 1878, Anderssen and L. Adolf Anderssen vs George Henry Mackenzie (1878) Joseph Henry Blackburne vs Francis Joseph Lee (1904) Adolf Anderssen vs Adolf Schwarz (1878) Adolf Anderssen vs Adolf Schwarz WSB-12.Kongress 1878 · Anderssen Opening: General (A00) · 1-0 Spot an error? Please submit a correction slip and help us eliminate database mistakes! This game is type: CLASSICAL (Disagree? Please submit a correction slip.) home | about | login | logout | F.A.Q. | your profile | preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | new kibitzing | chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Little ChessPartner | privacy notice | contact us.

On Anderssen's 35th move he could have taken a draw by 35.Rg3+ Bg7 36.Rxg7+ Rxg7 37.Qd5+ Kh8 38.Ne5 Rf8 39.d7 Rd8 40.Qe6 Rg7xd7 41.Nxd7 Qxd7 42.Qf6+. Instead, Anderssen played 35.Rc1?. This move gave Morphy a great opportunity by playing 35...h6! 36.Rg3+ Bg7 37.h3 Kh7 38.Qd5 Qd7 39.Rc2 Rc5 40.Qd1 Qe6 41.Rd2 Rd7. After 35.Rc1? , Fritz evaluated the position as (-.90) (20 ply), but Black's advantage increases during this variation. I believe it is a winning line for Black. Morphy on his move then played 35...Rc5. Also possible was 35...Rc5 36.Rg3+ Bg7 37.h3 h5 38.Kh2 Kh7 39.Qd2 Bh6 40.Rgc3 Qe8 41.Qf2. In the game continuation, after 35...Rc5 36.Rg3+ Bg7 37.h3, Morphy now goes wrong, playing 37...Kh8? Adolf Anderssen vs Paul Morphy (1858)

Petrosianic: <I believe there was a contemporary report from a British chess publication, whose correspondent claimed actually to have helped Morphy from his sickbed to the game, that Morphy was very ill, apparently with something fluish--hardly unexpected in international travel at the time--which might explain a lot about his play here. > There seem to be excuses for most great player's defeats, and most of them are dubious. So many people just have a hard time conceiving of one of the greats being truly beaten.

Same thing in chess. It's worth remembering that, even though Morphy's many wealthy American fans would have made it very lucrative for a challenger, <no one ever took up his offer of pawn and move versus all comers after he returned from Europe Why should they? Adolf Anderssen vs Paul Morphy (1858) Paul Lipke vs Karl August Walbrodt (1894) Henry Harding vs Max Judd (1871) Siegbert Tarrasch vs Jozsef Mendelson (1879) "Mendelson's Sour Note" Henry Harding vs Harsen D Smith (1871) G W Baynes vs A Lilly (1891) James Innes Minchin vs George Alcock MacDonnell (1866) Henry Harding vs George Henry Mackenzie (1871) Henry Harding vs George Henry Mackenzie (1871) Levi Benima vs Christiaan Messemaker (1884) Henry Harding vs Henry Hosmer (1871)

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