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Morphy, Paul vs Anderssen, Adolf

Paris m1 • Paris • 1858

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Paris 1858. The two greatest players of the Romantic Era met in a match that electrified the chess world. Morphy's victory over Anderssen confirmed him as the unofficial World Champion — a player ahead of his time by decades.

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Paris m1

Morphy, Paul vs Anderssen, Adolf
Paris • 1858
0-1
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.b4Bxb45.c3Ba56.d4exd47.O-ONf68.e5d59.Bb5Ne410.cxd4O-O11.Bxc6bxc612.Qa4Bb613.Qxc6Bg414.Bb2Bxf315.gxf3Ng516.Nd2Re817.Kh1Nh318.f4Qh419.Qxd5Nxf2+20.Kg1Nd321.Bc3Nxf422.Qf3Nh3+23.Kh1Ng524.Qg2Rad825.Rg1h626.Raf1Qh327.Qf3Qd728.Qg2Bxd429.Bxd4Qxd430.Nf3Qd531.h4Ne632.Qg4Qc633.Rg2Rd334.Qf5Red835.Qf6Qd536.Qf5Rd137.Rxd1Qxd1+38.Kh2Rd339.Rf2Re340.Nd2Re241.Qxf7+Kh842.Ne4Rxf2+43.Nxf2Qd544.Ng4Qxa2+45.Kg3Qb3+46.Kh2Qc2+47.Kg3Qc3+48.Kh2Qc649.h5a550.Nf6gxf651.Qxf6+Kg852.Qg6+Kf853.Qxh6+Ke854.Qg6+Kd755.h6Qd556.h7Qxe5+57.Kg1Ng558.h8=QQxh859.Qxg5Qd4+60.Kf1a461.Qf5+Kc662.Qc8Kb563.Ke1c564.Qb7+Kc465.Qf7+Kc366.Qf3+Qd367.Qf6+Kb368.Qb6+Kc269.Qa7Qc3+70.Ke2a371.Qa4+Kb272.Qb5+Qb30-1

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Result

0-1

Black wins

Moves

72

Opening

C52

Italian Game: Evans Gambit

Date

1858.??.??

Moves

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