Adolf Anderssen
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Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen was a German chess master. He won the great international tournaments of 1851 and 1862, but lost matches to Paul Morphy in 1858, and to Wilhelm Steinitz in 1866. Accordingly
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Howard Staunton was the principal organiser of the 1851 London International Tournament, and offered to pay Anderssen's travel expenses, should he fail to win.
Paul Morphy defeated all opposition in 1858.
Wilhelm Steinitz in 1866
Howard Staunton
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Howard Staunton was an English chess master who is generally regarded as the world's strongest player from 1843 to 1851, largely as a result of his 1843 victory over Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-A
Adolf Anderssen
…London in 1851. Anderssen was reluctant to accept the invitation, as he was deterred by the travel costs. However, the tournament's principal organizer, Howard Staunton, offered to pay Anderssen's travel expenses out of his own pocket if necessary, should Anderssen fail to win a tournament prize. Anderssen accepted…
Staunton, c. 1860
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Original Staunton chess pieces, left to right: pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, and king