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Anderssen's Opening is a chess opening defined by the opening move: 1. a3. Anderssen's Opening is named after unofficial World Chess Champion Adolf Anderssen, who played it three times [1] [2] [3] in his 1858 match against Paul Morphy. Although Anderssen was defeated decisively in the match, the games he opened with the novelty scored 1½/3 ...
Game animation. The Evergreen Game is a famous chess game won by Adolf Anderssen against Jean Dufresne in 1852.. This was probably an informal game.At the time, there was no formal title of "World Champion", but the German mathematics professor Anderssen was widely considered the best player in the world after winning the first major international chess tournament in London in 1851.
This is a list of chess openings, organised by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) code classification system.The chess openings are categorised into five broad areas ("A" through "E"), with each of those broken up into one hundred subcategories ("00" through "99").
The vast majority of high-level chess games begin with either 1.e4, 1.d4, 1.Nf3, or 1.c4. [5] Also seen occasionally are 1.g3 , 1.b3 , and 1.f4 . Other opening moves by White, along with a few non- transposing lines beginning 1.g3, are classified under the code "A00" by the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings and described as "uncommon" or "irregular".
Anderssen played the curious opening move 1.a3 in three games of his match against Morphy, and broke even with it (one loss, one draw, one win). [19] This opening move, now referred to as "Anderssen's Opening", has never been popular in serious competition. [20]
White: Adolf Anderssen [a] Black: Lionel Kieseritzky Opening: King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit (ECO C33) 1. e4 e5 2. f4. This is the King's Gambit: Anderssen offers his pawn in exchange for faster development. This was one of the most popular openings of the 19th century and is still occasionally seen, though ...
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Anderssen is a surname, and may refer to: Adolf Anderssen (1818–79), German chess grandmaster, unofficial first world champion from 1851–58, 1860–1865 and 1867–68 Anderssen's Opening , chess opening named after Adolf Anderssen