"Grand Opening" - Anderssen beats Morphy with 1.a3!
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Published 2017-10-21
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Adolf Anderssen vs Paul Morphy
"Grand Opening" (game of the day Aug-20-2015)
Anderssen - Morphy (1858), Paris FRA, rd 10, Dec-27
Anderssen Opening: General (A00)
1. a3 e5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cd5 Nd5 5. e3 Be6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Nc3 9. bc3 f5 10. d4 e4 11. Nd2 Rf6 12. f4 Rh6 13. g3 Nd7 14. Nc4 Bc4 15. Bc4 Kh8 16. Ra2 Qe7 17. a4 Nf6 18. Qb3 c6 19. Be6 Re8 20. Bc4 Ng4 21. Rg2 Rb8 22. Be2 Nf6 23. c4 b6 24. Bb2 Qf7 25. Qc2 Be7 26. Bc3 Rg8 27. a5 Bd6 28. ab6 ab6 29. Ra1 g5 30. fg5 Rg5 31. Ra8 Rg8 32. Qa4 Ra8 33. Qa8 Qe8 34. Qe8 Ne8 35. c5 Bc7 36. Bc4 Kg7 37. cb6 Bb6 38. Rb2 Bc7 39. Rb7 Kf6 40. Bb4 Rg6 41. Bf8 h5 42. Kf2 h4 43. gh4 Rg4 44. h5 Rh4 45. h6 Rh2 46. Kg1 Rh3 47. Bf1 Rg3 48. Kf2 Rg4 49. Bc4 Rh4 50. Bg8 Bd6 51. Bd6 Nd6 52. Rd7 Ne8 53. h7 Kg5 54. Re7 Nd6 55. Re6 Nc4 56. Rc6 Nd2 57. Ke2 Rh2 58. Kd1 Nf3 59. Rc7 Kg6 60. d5 f4 61. ef4 e3 62. Re7 e2 63. Re2 Rh1 64. Kc2 Nd4 65. Kd2 Ne2 66. Ke2 Kg7 67. Ke3 Re1 68. Kd4 Rf1 69. Ke5 Re1 70. Kf5 Rd1 71. Be6 Rd4 72. Ke5 Rd1 73. f5 Rh1 74. f6 Kh7 75. Kd6 Ra1 76. Ke7 Ra7 77. Bd7
After having cemented his status, by virtue of his triumph 1st American Chess Congress (1857), as one of the greatest masters in the world, Morphy traveled to Europe to play Howard Staunton and other chess greats. Morphy made numerous attempts at setting up a match with Staunton, but none ever came to fruition. Staunton was later criticised for avoiding a match with Morphy. Seeking new opponents, Morphy crossed the English Channel to France.
In Paris, Morphy suffered from a bout of intestinal influenza. In accordance with the medical wisdom of the time, he was treated with leeches, resulting in his losing a significant amount of blood. Although too weak to stand up unaided, Morphy insisted on going ahead with a match against the visiting German master Adolf Anderssen, considered by many to be Europe's leading player. Despite his illness Morphy triumphed easily, winning seven while losing two, with two draws. When asked about his defeat, Anderssen claimed to be out of practice, but also admitted that Morphy was in any event the stronger player and that he was fairly beaten. Anderssen also attested that in his opinion, Morphy was the strongest player ever to play the game, even stronger than the famous French champion Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais.
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All Comments (21)
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"Attack! Always Attack!" opens with a3
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a3 actually stands for (A)ttack (A)lways (A)ttack
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1. a3 now is customarily called Anderssen's Opening. Even a player as strong as Morphy was defenseless towards it. It's seldom used nowadays because it robs black of any chance of victory. The only reasonable thing you can do as black, after white opens with a3, is to resign on the spot.
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"Attack! Always attack!", said Adolf Anderssen, as he made his first move: 1.a3... :D
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This opening is called "I want black side"
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Considering this and the game where Barnes beat him with 1...f6, Morphy's weakness seems to be weird openings.
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Seems like the only way to defeat Morphy was with boredom.
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The one dislike is from Morphy.
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a6 Morphy's Defence a3 definately Anderssen's Opening
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Wow, even though Morphy's position looked pretty bleak, he still fought to the end. That's awesome. What a game by these two amazing players! :D
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I find myself always wondering what the dog is doing off camera. I'm guessing he is probably building a submarine.
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I absolutely love this channel - especially the old games with understandable commentary.
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the first time in my life watching one of my favourite players losing ... I really haven't seen paul morphy losing a game untill now !!!
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morphy is a fantastic player. even though hes in a completely losing position he goes down swinging til the end.
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Love these videos...thanks for the time you put in
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"happily sacrificed" excellent commentary, love your channel man!
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I just asked for more Morphy games, and I find this! Thank you!
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Seems like a hell of a headache to beat morphy. From having a winning position against him to being so careful not to blow the endgame.
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Jesus these men play fantastic games against each other. Every time I watch your channel I have to play chess afterwards.
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Agad, where do you get all these games. I've been grown a big fan of your work. God bless you man!
