| Anderssen-Morphy (1858) |
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After having cemented himself in the 1st American Chess Congress (1857) as one of the greatest masters in the world, Morphy traveled to Europe to play Staunton and other chess greats. Morphy made numerous attempts at setting up a match with Staunton, but none ever came through. 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. (1)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Morphy 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 0 1 8.0
Anderssen 1 = 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 3.0
Morphy had White in the odd-numbered games.
(1) Wikipedia article: Paul Morphy , (2) Original collection: Game Collection: WCC Index ( Morphy - Anderssen 1858 ) , by User: Benzol
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