Adolf Anderssen was a German chess master widely regarded as the world's strongest player during two separate periods in the mid-19th century. He triumphed at the landmark international tournaments of 1851 and 1862, though he fell to Paul Morphy in 1858 and Wilhelm Steinitz in 1866. A brilliant tactician, Anderssen was celebrated for his attacking flair in openings like the King's Gambit and the Evans Gambit.

Associated Openings

As White

C50Italian Game100 games

C30King's Gambit90 games

C51Evans Gambit89 games

C33King's Gambit: exf479 games

C34King's Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.f4...... 3.Nf355 games

C52Evans Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3...... Ba532 games

C39King's Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.f4...... 4.h431 games

C38King's Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.f4...... Bg712 games

As Black

C30King's Gambit87 games

C33King's Gambit: exf480 games

C51Evans Gambit44 games

C34King's Gambit: exf4 3.Nf343 games

C52Evans Gambit: Bxb4 5.c3 Ba525 games

C39King's Gambit: exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h416 games

C54Italian Game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3...... 6.cxd412 games

C38King's Gambit: exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 Bg74 games

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