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Anderssen

British  
/ ˈændəsən /

noun

  1. Adolf (ˈaːdɔlf). 1818–79, German chess player: noted for the incisiveness of his combination play

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The event proved a triumph for the Prague-born, London-based Wilhelm Steinitz, who built on his narrow match win over German star Adolf Anderssen seven years earlier to cement his status as the first “official” world champion, a title he would hold for another 21 years.

From Washington Times

Chess historians have also painted Vienna 1873 as a coming-out party for Steinitz’s more modern approach to the game, a more analytical, theory-based approach to play compared to the swashbuckling “Romantic” attack-at-all-costs style favored by Anderssen and his peers.

From Washington Times

Anderssen, a professor of mathematics, traveled to Paris on his year-end break to play the match, including two lively encounters played on Dec. 25.

From Washington Times

There’s been some excellent revisionist history about the Anderssen match and about the roots of Morphy’s greatness more generally.

From Washington Times

Hem’s Kumo modular sofa system from Norwegian design team Anderssen & Voll is offered in a fiery, rust-hued wool they call Canyon.

From Seattle Times