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Adolf Anderssen was a German chess player who was recognized as one of the world's strongest players during the mid-1800s, serving as the unofficial world champion for several periods between 1851 and 1871. He is remembered as a dominant figure in chess history who also contributed to the game through his writing and analysis.
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Key facts
- Born
- Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen , ( 1818-07-06 ) 6 July 1818, Breslau , Kingdom of Prussia , German Confederation
- Died
- 13 March 1879 (1879-03-13) (aged 60), Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
- Country
- Prussia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Adolf
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Wrocław
- Place of death
- Wrocław
- Occupation
- chess composer
- Educated at
- University of Wrocław
- Languages spoken
- German
- Participant in
- Immortal Game
- Sport
- chess
- Country for sport
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Image
- Anderssen, Adolf "-5" - DPLA - 9ca464339f18b3d8be87fccc68c3ee73 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Adolf Anderssen
- date of birth
- 1818-07-06
- date of death
- 1879-03-13
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- described by source
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen
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Adolf Anderssen (eigentlich Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen; * 6. Juli 1818 in Breslau; † 13. März 1879 ebenda) war ein deutscher Schachspieler und einer der stärksten Schachspieler des 19. Jahrhunderts weltweit.
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