Adolf Anderssen

There is some work about Adolf Anderssen similar to those of Jimmy Adams (Gyula Breyer: The Chess Revolutionary; Mikhail Chigorin: The Creative Genius; Artist of the Chessboard) or Tim Harding (Joseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography) or John Donaldson Int & Nikolay Minev (The Life & Games of Akiva Rubinstein Vol. 1 & 2)?

The Chess Games of Adolph Anderssen by Sid Pickard

https://www.chess.com/article/view/adolf-anderssen-mr-slice-and-dice

https://www.chess.com/article/view/adolf-anderssen-more-slicing-and-dicing

Yes, thank you very much for the answer, I have this book, I have great esteem for it, but I think that a work more comprehensive, critical (especially of his games) historiographically on the biography of him and his time would be something pleasant and profitable to be read. And it would certainly be welcomed by players, especially those who appreciate a more attacking style.

I think that such a work does not exist because of the many old and new works on the genius Morphy, where the authors and community felt satisfied and did not see the need to do a work (like the many that exist on Morphy) about the life and games of Anderssen; for me, sad, a regret, because I appreciate more the creative/artistic genius Anderssen's than the natural harmonious/developmental genius Morphy's.

I wonder if there is some German book, waiting to be translated.

Also, Anderssen was much stronger post-Morphy than in 1851, though the games are almost unknown.

"Adolf Anderssen - der Altmeister deutscher Schachspielkunst", by Hermann von Gottschall, if you read german.

Anderssen played Morphy in 1858. If I remember correctly, he had a big tournament success in 1862.

London 1862 and Baden-Baden 1870, both ahead of all the best active players.

Hello friends, I see that there are more people who prefer Anderssen to Morphy (just like me) or is it my impression? I come here to ask if any of you read the first chapter (which is about Anderssen) from the book: Great Chess Romantics: Learn from Anderssen, Chigorin, Réti, Larsen and Morozevich by Craig Pritchett. Can anyone give any verdict about this book being good or not ?? Thank you.

Thank you, I did not know about this book, I'll go after it to inspect it.

I'm not a mystic, nor an optimist, but I would bet that in a rematch Anderssen would win, of course, by counting on him adapting to Morphy's game (even after eleven games) and not practicing 1.a3 (as he did in the sixth play on whenever it was with white pieces). That does not even come close to 'Counterfactual History', but I believe you would corroborate something like this, right?

Here is a review:

"... IM Pritchett also did a terrific job of making this book accessible to players of all levels, from beginner to master. …"
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708100445/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review933.pdf

The book is now being sold, paired with another book, in Great Games by Chess Legends, Volume 3. Here are reviews of the other book:

"... Steinitz, Lasker, Botvinnik, Korchnoi, and Ivanchuk ... Chess Secrets: Giants Of Innovation is a must buy for fans of the listed players, for fans of chess history, or simply for those that love chess and want to understand it on levels they might not have been acquainted with in the past. …"

http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Chess-Secrets-Giants-Of-Innovation-77p3776.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090408/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review831.pdf

...Here is a review:"... IM Pritchett also did a terrific job of making this book accessible to players of all levels, from beginner to master. …"https://web.archive.org/web/20140708100445/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review933.pdfThe book is now being sold, paired with another book, in Great Games by Chess Legends, Volume 3. Here are reviews of the other book:"... Steinitz, Lasker, Botvinnik, Korchnoi, and Ivanchuk ... Chess Secrets: Giants Of Innovation is a must buy for fans of the listed players, for fans of chess history, or simply for those that love chess and want to understand it on levels they might not have been acquainted with in the past. …"http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Chess-Secrets-Giants-Of-Innovation-77p3776.htmhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140708090408/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review831.pdf Thanks for the accessibility of the reviews, I have this book and I'll start studying it.

I found this book in PDF format, and at first glance it was very much like the work of Kurt Landsberger: William Steinitz, Chess Champion 1993. I am in the process of translating from German to Portuguese, the little that I know English and Latin (plus Glosbe.com) are helping me. It is an excellent work of 1912. Thank you, friend, for having indicated this pearl.

Of Zandvoort?

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You´re welcome ScacciRomanticus!

 

kindaspongey is joking. You said: "Thank you, friend, for having indicated this pearl." And he adds of Zandvoort. If i remember right, the pearl of zandvoort is a game between Euwe and Alekhine ...

 

Oops, well, my chess culture has increased. Thnx

A recent book on Andersson in English, l have not seen it yet or read a review

Robert Johnson: Adolf Anderssen. Combinative Chess Genius. An Autobiography with 80 Annotated Games.