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Kieseritzky, Lionel vs Anderssen, Adolf, 1851

Anderssen won this London m8 game as Black. LibreChess uses games like this for the daily Guess-the-Move trainer: you replay the opening, then try to find the master’s moves yourself.

White
Kieseritzky, Lionel
Black
Anderssen, Adolf
Event
London m8
Year
1851
Result
0-1
Opening
B20 Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack
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Training position around move 6 — start guessing Anderssen's moves from here.

Opening reference: Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack (B20).

Move score

1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. Nc3 Ne7 4. Qe2 Nbc6 5. Nf3 a6 6. d3 Ng6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. d4 b5 10. dxc5 bxc4 11. Qxc4 f5 12. Rfd1 f4 13. Bd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc7 15. b4 Bf6 16. Qc4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Rab1 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Bb7 20. f3 Bc6 21. Rd6 Qd8 22. Qd2 Qg5 23. c4 Qe5 24. Kf1 Rab8 25. a4 Bxa4 26. Rxa6 Ra8 27. Rd6 Ra7 28. Rd3 Rfa8 29. Ra3 Bb5 30. Rc3 Ra2 31. Qd3 Qg5 32. Rc2 Ra1 33. Rcc1 R8a2 0-1

PGN

[Event "London m8"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "1851.??.??"] [White "Kieseritzky, Lionel"] [Black "Anderssen, Adolf"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. Nc3 Ne7 4. Qe2 Nbc6 5. Nf3 a6 6. d3 Ng6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. d4 b5 10. dxc5 bxc4 11. Qxc4 f5 12. Rfd1 f4 13. Bd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc7 15. b4 Bf6 16. Qc4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Rab1 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Bb7 20. f3 Bc6 21. Rd6 Qd8 22. Qd2 Qg5 23. c4 Qe5 24. Kf1 Rab8 25. a4 Bxa4 26. Rxa6 Ra8 27. Rd6 Ra7 28. Rd3 Rfa8 29. Ra3 Bb5 30. Rc3 Ra2 31. Qd3 Qg5 32. Rc2 Ra1 33. Rcc1 R8a2 0-1

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