Johannes Zukertort
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Johannes Hermann Zukertort was a Polish-born British-German chess master. He was one of the leading world players for most of the 1870s and 1880s, but lost to Wilhelm Steinitz in the World Chess Champ
Zukertort, early 1880s
Rededicated grave of Zukertort, in Brompton Cemetery
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
Johannes Zukertort
…according to other sources), and proficiency in swordsmanship, dominoes, and whist; it was also stated that he had played 6,000 games of chess with Adolf Anderssen, fought in numerous battles, and was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, the Iron Cross of the German Army, and seven other medals. He also found time…
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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