#agadmator Paul Morphy vs Adolf Anderssen
“Keep Your Eye on the Paul” (game of the day Jul-13-2007)
Casual Game (1858), Paris FRA
King’s Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritsky Gambit Berlin Defense (C39)
1. e4 e5 2. f4 ef4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Ng4 Ne4 7. d3 Ng3 8. Bf4 Nh1 9. Qe2 Qe7 10. Nf6 Kd8 11. Bc7 Kc7 12. Nd5 Kd8 13. Ne7 Be7 14. Qg4 d6 15. Qf4 Rg8 16. Qf7 Bh4 17. Kd2 Re8 18. Na3 Na6 19. Qh5 Bf6 20. Qh1 Bb2 21. Qh4 Kd7 22. Rb1 Ba3 23. Qa4
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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