Adolf Anderssen

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Sources

1. BookThe Oxford Companion to Chess
2. BookThe Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain

defeated:

• Lionel Kieseritzky21 Jun 1851

  The Immortal Game.

  Sources: The Oxford Companion to Chess, The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain

played at:

• Simpson's-in-the-Strand21 Jun 1851

  Sources: The Oxford Companion to Chess, The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain

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  Chess: From Chaturanga to AlphaZero3 items
  • The Romantic era · leading player1830
  • London 1851, the first international tournament · winner26 May 1851
  • The Immortal Game · winner21 Jun 1851