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Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (July 6, 1818 March 13, 1879) was a German chess master. He is considered to have been the world leading chess player from 1851 to 1858, and from 1861 to 1866. He was "dethroned" temporarily in 1858 by Paul Morphy, who announced his own retirement from chess in 1859, and permanently in 1866 by Wilhelm Steinitz, who dominated chess until his own defeat by Emanuel Lasker in 1894. After his defeat by Steinitz, Anderssen became the most successful tournament player in ... |
