EDO 1851 Estimates
1 Morphy, Paul 2741
2 von der Lasa, Tassilo 2720
3 Anderssen, Adolf 2673
4 Petrov, Alexander 2627
5 Staunton, Howard 2607

EDO 1858
1 Morphy, Paul 2801
2 Anderssen, Adolf 2635
3 Löwenthal, Johann 2630
4 Petrov, Alexander 2629
5 Paulsen, Louis 2627

EDO 1870 Estimates
1 Steinitz, Wilhelm 2725
2 Anderssen, Adolf 2687
3 Neumann, Gustav 2663
4 Mackenzie, George 2636
5 Potter, William 2619

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[Event "casual"]
[Site "Cologne GER"]
[Date "1859.01.??"]
[Round ""]
[White "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[EventDate "1859.01.??"]
[Source "Hazeltine Scrapbook v29 (1858)"]
[Source_url "https://cplorg.contentdm.oclc.org
/digital/collection/p4014coll20/id/15844/rec/3"]
[Notes_1 "Source is a newspaper column(?)
- Louis Paulsen submitted the previously unpublished game"]
[Notes_2 "Source error on move w11 - see comment in PGN"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.O-O d6 7.d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9.d5 Na5 10.Bb3 Nf6 11.Bb2 The Hazeltine scrapbook source gives "11. ♗ to ♕ 3d" which is nonsensical. ( 11.Qd3 O-O 12.Nc3 Bg4 13.Na4 Qd7 14.Nxb6 axb6 15.h3 Bh5 16.Kh2 Qe7 17.Re1 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Nh5 19.Rg1 f6 20.Qd2 Rf7 21.Qh6 ) ( 11.Be3 O-O 12.Nc3 Bg4 13.Na4 Qd7 14. Nxb6 axb6 15.h3 Bh5 16.Kh2 Qe7 17.Re1 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Nh5 19.Rg1 f6 20. Qd2 Rf7 ) ( 11.Bc2 O-O 12.Nc3 Bg4 13.Na4 Qd7 14.Nxb6 axb6 15.h3 Bh5 16.Kh2 Qe7 17.Re1 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Nh5 19.Rg1 f6 20.Qd2 Rf7 21.Qh6 ) 11...O-O 12.Nc3 Bg4 13.Na4 Qd7 14.Nxb6 axb6 15.h3 Bh5 16.Kh2 Qe7 17. Re1 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Nh5 19.Rg1 f6 20.Qd2 Rf7 ( 20...Kh8 ) 21.Qh6 1-0
>

Because the source botched White's 11th (11. B Q3rd ?!?!), the game is a reconstruction. I left a couple of alternative variations in, though they should be stripped.

Q1- does anybody have another version?

Q2- When was it played?

Q3- Is there a better reconstruction?

Great found! This game is not included in the Anderssen collections.

Hazeltine's Chess Scrap-book v29 give the chess column's from <THE 'SUNDAY DELTA'> (New Orleans) - see: http://www.chessarch.com/excavation...

<Unfortunately I can't find Anderssen's game in Scrap-book v29...> A page number would be helpful!

Similar games from Anderssen in 1859:

[Event "Breslau"]
[Date "1859.??.??"]
[White "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Black "Suhle, Berthold"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Bb2 Nf6 11. Bd3 Bg4 12. Nc3 c6 13. Ne2 O-O 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. Qf4 Bh5 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. Rad1 cxd5 18. exd5 Nc5 19. Nf5 Nxd3 20. Qh6 1-0

Anderssen vs B Suhle, 1860 (wrong year)

chessgames: adolf anderssen was champion from 1851 to 1868, the lost to steinitz and zukertort does not count and here is why:

Any player who draws world champion should be considered as CO-CHAMPION BUT NOT THE CHAMPION. In reality the lineal world champions should start from Anderssen, because of the major intnerational tournament he won in London in 1851 where he pretty much destroyed all the competition.

1. Adolf Anderssen 1851 - 1858, 1860 - 1865, 1868 - 1871 (23 years on top) Won all matches against Zukertort, except for the 1865 and 1871 match, Steinitz defeated Anderssen in 1866 but Anderssen was not the champ. Co Champions: Paulson drew Anderessen in 1860 match, 5 to 5, one draw, Kolisch did it in 1862 match, 3 to 3 with 2 draws. Anderssen also drew Daniel Harrwitz in 1848 match, 5 to 5, this could be considered the first world championship match since at least 10 serious games were played! In 1860 he drew 11 game match vs Harrwitz. In 1861 he won 9 game match vs Harrwitz. In 1862 he drew 8 game match vs Paulson! In 1864 he also drew Suhle, 3 to 3 with 2 draws. He lost a match in 1865 to Zukertort, regained the title in 1868. Since 1848 match was very competitive and Anderssen defeated everybody who met him, he should be considered the best player of his time.

2. Paul Charles Morphy 1858 - 1860 ( technically, in reality: 1857 - 1884 )

3. Johannes Zukertort 1865 - 1868, 1871 - 1872
In 1866 he played Victor Knorre in a 6 games match, it was drawn 3 to 3.

4/1. Willhelm ( William ) Steinitz 1872 - 1894 (Defeated Zukertort in 1872, the 1866 match should not count against Anderssen, because at that time Zukertort was stronger from Anderssen, beating him in 1865)

three unofficial world chess champsions who should be 1, 2, 3, then steinitz:

https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.ph...

Any player who draws world champion should be considered as CO-CHAMPION BUT NOT THE CHAMPION. In reality the lineal world champions should start from Anderssen, because of the major intnerational tournament he won in London in 1851 where he pretty much destroyed all the competition.

1. Adolf Anderssen 1851 - 1858, 1860 - 1865, 1868 - 1871 (23 years on top) Won all matches against Zukertort, except for the 1865 and 1871 match, Steinitz defeated Anderssen in 1866 but Anderssen was not the champ. Co Champions: Paulson drew Anderessen in 1860 match, 5 to 5, one draw, Kolisch did it in 1862 match, 3 to 3 with 2 draws. Anderssen also drew Daniel Harrwitz in 1848 match, 5 to 5, this could be considered the first world championship match since at least 10 serious games were played! In 1860 he drew 11 game match vs Harrwitz. In 1861 he won 9 game match vs Harrwitz. In 1862 he drew 8 game match vs Paulson! In 1864 he also drew Suhle, 3 to 3 with 2 draws. He lost a match in 1865 to Zukertort, regained the title in 1868. Since 1848 match was very competitive and Anderssen defeated everybody who met him, he should be considered the best player of his time.

2. Paul Charles Morphy 1858 - 1860
(technically, in reality: 1857 - 1884)