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Bruno Schurig vs Adolf Anderssen, 1855

This replay preserves the complete 44-ply score of Anderssen playing Black across 22 numbered moves. The board can be advanced one ply at a time; the notes stick to observable board changes rather than guessing at the players’ intentions.

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White
Bruno Schurig
Black
Adolf Anderssen
Event
Leipzig
Year
1855
Result
0-1
Opening
C33 King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit

Opening reference: King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Bryan Countergambit (C33).

In this game, 20 half-moves are labelled opening, 24 middlegame and 0 endgame. The score contains 10 captures and 4 checks or mates; before a recorded move, the position offered a median of 33 legal choices. The source score ends after 22...Re8 with the recorded result 0-1. Its termination tag was not retained, so this record does not infer whether the game ended by resignation, time or another cause.

Practice positions

The daily trainer uses a short set of positions from this complete score. Each link goes to the exact half-move rather than only the numbered move.

  1. 7...g4 — Create pressure on f37...g4 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  2. 11...Nxe5 — Exchange on e511...Nxe5 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  3. 21...Kf6 — Answering the check21...Kf6 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.

Replay with move-by-move board facts

The board, fact panel and transcript use the same legal score. “Fixed engine check” means Stockfish 17.1, one thread, a fixed 25,000-node search and 3 candidate lines. It compares moves under one reproducible setting; it does not claim to reconstruct a player’s thoughts.

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Bruno Schurig vs Adolf Anderssen, 1855

Start position

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Opening · 1.e4 to 10...Nc6

  1. 1.e4 Claim central space

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e2 to e4; from there it controls d5 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6.

  2. 1...e5 Claim central space

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from e7 to e5; from there it controls d4 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4.

  3. 2.f4 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from f2 to f4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from f4 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Nf3 ranked higher · f4 exf4.

  4. 2...exf4 Exchange on f4

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on f4; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the f-file; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · exf4 Nf3 d5 exd5.

  5. 3.Bc4 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to c4; from c4 it attacks Black's pawn on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bc4 Qh4+ Kf1 d5.

  6. 3...Qh4+ A forcing check

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d8 to h4; the move checks White's king; from h4 it attacks White's pawn on h2.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qh4+ Kf1 d5 exd5.

  7. 4.Kf1 Answering the check

    Board fact: White answers the check by moving the king from e1 to f1; from f1 it reinforces the knight on g1.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kf1.

  8. 4...b5 Create pressure on c4

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from b7 to b5; from b5 it attacks White's bishop on c4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; d5 ranked higher · b5.

  9. 5.Bxb5 Exchange on b5

    Board fact: White's bishop takes the pawn on b5; from b5 it attacks Black's pawn on d7; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxb5 g5 Nf3 Qh5.

  10. 5...g5 Advance the g-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from g7 to g5; from there it controls f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · g5 Nc3 Ne7 Nf3.

  11. 6.Nf3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from g1 to f3; from f3 it attacks Black's queen on h4 and Black's pawn on g5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf3 Qh5 d4 Nc6.

  12. 6...Qh5 Create pressure on f3

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from h4 to h5; from h5 it attacks White's knight on f3 and White's pawn on h2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qh5 d4 Nc6 Nc3.

  13. 7.Be2 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from b5 to e2; from there it controls c4, d3 and f3.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Nc3 ranked higher · Be2.

  14. 7...g4 Create pressure on f3

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from g5 to g4; from g4 it attacks White's knight on f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · g4 Ne1 f3 gxf3.

  15. 8.Ng1 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from f3 to g1; from there it controls f3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Ng1 f5 e5 Bb7.

  16. 8...f5 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from f7 to f5; the move changes the central pawn contact; from f5 it attacks White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · f5 e5 Nc6 d4.

  17. 9.d3 Advance the d-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d2 to d3; from there it controls e4 and c4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Nc3 ranked higher · d3 Bb7.

  18. 9...Bd6 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from f8 to d6; from there it controls e5, c5 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Bd6 e5.

  19. 10.Nf3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from g1 to f3; from there it controls d4 and e5.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Nc3 ranked higher · Nf3 fxe4 Nfd2 f3.

  20. 10...Nc6 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from b8 to c6; from there it controls d4 and e5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Nc6 e5 Nxe5 Nxe5.

Middlegame · 11.e5 to 22...Re8

  1. 11.e5 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e4 to e5; the move changes the central pawn contact; from e5 it attacks Black's bishop on d6.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · e5 Nxe5 Nxe5 Bxe5.

  2. 11...Nxe5 Exchange on e5

    Board fact: Black's knight takes the pawn on e5; from e5 it attacks White's knight on f3 and White's pawn on d3; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxe5 Nxe5 Bxe5 d4.

  3. 12.Bxf4 Exchange on f4

    Board fact: White's bishop takes the pawn on f4; from f4 it attacks Black's knight on e5; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Nxe5 ranked higher · Bxf4.

  4. 12...Nc4 Create pressure on b2

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from e5 to c4; from c4 it attacks White's pawn on b2.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; gxf3 ranked higher · Nc4.

  5. 13.dxc4 Exchange on c4

    Board fact: White's pawn takes the knight on c4; the move changes the central pawn contact; White accepts doubled pawns on the c-file; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · dxc4 Bxf4 Qd4 Qh6.

  6. 13...Bxf4 Exchange on f4

    Board fact: Black's bishop takes the bishop on f4; from f4 it attacks White's pawn on h2; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxf4 Qd5.

  7. 14.Qd5 Create pressure on a8

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d1 to d5; from d5 it attacks Black's rook on a8 and Black's knight on g8.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qd5.

  8. 14...Rb8 Rook on the semi-open b-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from a8 to b8; the rook now works on a semi-open b-file; from b8 it attacks White's pawn on b2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rb8 Qd4.

  9. 15.Qd4 Create pressure on h8

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d5 to d4; from d4 it attacks Black's rook on h8 and Black's bishop on f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qd4.

  10. 15...Bc1 Create pressure on b2

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from f4 to c1; from c1 it attacks White's pawn on b2.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; gxf3 ranked higher · Bc1 Qxh8 Kf8 b3.

  11. 16.b3 Advance the b-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from b2 to b3; from there it controls c4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · b3 Bb7 Qxh8 Kf8.

  12. 16...Bb7 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from c8 to b7; from b7 it attacks White's knight on f3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Bb7 Qxh8 gxf3.

  13. 17.Ne1 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from f3 to e1; from there it controls d3 and f3.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Qxh8 ranked higher · Ne1 Kf7.

  14. 17...Qg5 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from h5 to g5; from there it controls e3, f4 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Kf7 ranked higher · Qg5 Qxh8.

  15. 18.Qxh8 Exchange on h8

    Board fact: White's queen takes the rook on h8; from h8 it attacks Black's knight on g8 and Black's pawn on h7; white is ahead by 5 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxh8.

  16. 18...Qf4+ A forcing check

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from g5 to f4; the move checks White's king; from f4 it attacks White's pawn on c4 and White's pawn on h2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qf4+ Bf3 gxf3 Qxg8+.

  17. 19.Nf3 Answering the check

    Board fact: White develops the knight from e1 to f3; from there it controls d4 and e5.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Bf3 ranked higher · Nf3 Kf8 Rg1 Bxf3.

  18. 19...gxf3 Exchange on f3

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the knight on f3; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the f-file; from f3 it attacks White's bishop on e2 and White's pawn on g2; white is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Kf8 ranked higher · gxf3 Qxg8+ Ke7 Qg7+.

  19. 20.Qxg8+ Capture with check on g8

    Board fact: White's queen takes the knight on g8; the move checks Black's king; from g8 it attacks Black's pawn on h7; white is ahead by 5 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxg8+.

  20. 20...Ke7 Answering the check

    Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the king from e8 to e7; from there it controls d6, e6 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ke7 Qg7+.

  21. 21.Qxh7+ Capture with check on h7

    Board fact: White's queen takes the pawn on h7; the move checks Black's king; from h7 it attacks Black's pawn on f5; white is ahead by 6 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Qg7+ ranked higher · Qxh7+ Kf6 gxf3 Bxf3.

  22. 21...Kf6 Answering the check

    Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the king from e7 to f6; from there it controls e5, e6 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kf6 gxf3 Bxf3 Rg1.

  23. 22.Ke1 Reposition the king

    Board fact: White moves the king from f1 to e1; from e1 it reinforces the bishop on e2.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Ke1 Re8 c3 Rxe2+.

  24. 22...Re8 Rook on the open e-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from b8 to e8; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from e8 it attacks White's bishop on e2.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Re8 Qxd7 Qe3 Qxe8.

PGN

[Event "Leipzig"] [Site "?"] [Date "1855.??.??"] [White "Schurig, Bruno"] [Black "Anderssen, Adolf"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 b5 5. Bxb5 g5 6. Nf3 Qh5 7. Be2 g4 8. Ng1 f5 9. d3 Bd6 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. e5 Nxe5 12. Bxf4 Nc4 13. dxc4 Bxf4 14. Qd5 Rb8 15. Qd4 Bc1 16. b3 Bb7 17. Ne1 Qg5 18. Qxh8 Qf4+ 19. Nf3 gxf3 20. Qxg8+ Ke7 21. Qxh7+ Kf6 22. Ke1 Re8 0-1

Sources and checking

Score source: Chess Database, version 1 by Ana Schaigorodsky (2016), licensed under CC BY 4.0. LibreChess selected the exact score identified by sha256:cc77a16309f4d3f55b2ad40ee12b189bd091be2c0dc48d743fcb7ea9ecb6deed and pins it in the selection manifest.
Exact Figshare tags:
White="Schurig, Bruno Ewald Richard"; Black="Anderssen, Adolf"; Event="Leipzig "; Date="1855.??.??"; Result="0-1".
Reviewed display mapping: white Schurig, Bruno Ewald Richard → Schurig, Bruno. LibreChess parsed the main line with chess.js and stores normalised SAN. Source comments, side variations and termination detail were not retained.

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