Leipzig (1877) The German chess federations (Schachbundes) held congresses beginning in 1861. The Westdeutschen Schachbund held 13 events from 1861 to 1880. The Norddeutschen Schachbund held three from 1868 to 1872. The Mitteldeutschen Schachbund also had three, all in Leipzig 1871, 1876, 1877. At Leipzig 1877, the Anderssen Jubilee, leaders of the local chess federations decided to form a national federation. A repeat of the national Leipzig (1879) Deutschen Schachbund (DSB) tournaments began and continued until 1931. The regional tournaments were discontinued after 1880. The Leipzig 1877 Mittledeutschen Schachbund was held in honor of Adolf Anderssen. He seemed to have lost none of his strength, finishing 2nd in tournament. Anderssen won a playoff game with Zukertort for second place and then lost to the first place finisher, Louis Paulsen, in a match by the score of 5 to 3 with one draw. He also played at Paris 1878, finishing 6th in a strong field. He passed away at age 60 in March 1879. Tournament Crosstable, Progressive table and a group photo: http://picasaweb.google.com/Caissa1... Original collection: Game Collection: Leipzig 1877, The Anderssen-Feier, by User: Calli  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 80  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Schallopp vs Anderssen   1-0 25 1877 Leipzig C44 King's Pawn Game 2. Anderssen vs E Schallopp 1-0 27 1877 Leipzig C58 Two Knights 3. Anderssen vs E Schallopp   0-1 58 1877 Leipzig C59 Two Knights 4. Winawer vs Englisch   0-1 56 1877 Leipzig C45 Scotch Game 5. Winawer vs Anderssen 0-1 45 1877 Leipzig B40 Sicilian 6. E Flechsig vs Englisch   ½-½ 48 1877 Leipzig C49 Four Knights 7. Paulsen vs Zukertort   1-0 26 1877 Leipzig C48 Four Knights 8. C T Goering vs A W Franke 1-0 36 1877 Leipzig C11 French 9. E Schallopp vs K Leffmann   0-1 35 1877 Leipzig C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 10. W Paulsen vs K Leffmann   ½-½ 34 1877 Leipzig B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. C T Goering vs W Paulsen 0-1 62 1877 Leipzig C44 King's Pawn Game 12. Metger vs Paulsen 0-1 58 1877 Leipzig C00 French Defense 13. Anderssen vs Metger   ½-½ 66 1877 Leipzig C13 French 14. Zukertort vs A W Franke 1-0 24 1877 Leipzig C25 Vienna 15. E Schallopp vs E Flechsig   1-0 59 1877 Leipzig C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 16. E Flechsig vs Paulsen 0-1 50 1877 Leipzig B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 17. Anderssen vs E Schallopp 1-0 33 1877 Leipzig C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 18. Paulsen vs C T Goering 1-0 34 1877 Leipzig C49 Four Knights 19. Winawer vs C T Goering 1-0 37 1877 Leipzig C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 20. Englisch vs A W Franke   0-1 47 1877 Leipzig C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical 21. Englisch vs Metger   1-0 39 1877 Leipzig D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 22. E Flechsig vs K Leffmann 0-1 47 1877 Leipzig C48 Four Knights 23. K Leffmann vs Zukertort 0-1 59 1877 Leipzig C50 Giuoco Piano 24. Zukertort vs Anderssen ½-½ 28 1877 Leipzig C25 Vienna 25. Metger vs W Paulsen   1-0 41 1877 Leipzig C46 Three Knights  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 80    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)       There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: You need to pick a username and password to post a reply. Getting your account takes less than a minute, totally anonymous, and 100% free--plus, it entitles you to features otherwise unavailable. Pick your username now and join the chessgames community! If you already have an account, you should login now. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, or duplicating posts. No personal attacks against other users. Nothing in violation of United States law. See something which violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform an administrator. NOTE: Keep all discussion on the topic of this page. This forum is for this specific tournament and nothing else. If you want to discuss chess in general, or this site, you might try the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! home | about | login | logout | F.A.Q. | your profile | preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | new kibitzing | chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Little ChessPartner | privacy notice | contact us Copyright 2001-2013, Chessgames Services LLC Web design & database development by 20/20 Technologies