Anderssen, Adolf (offhand)
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1849 |
15 |
2507 | (61) | 3 |
| 1850 |
10 |
2532 | (44) | 58 |
| 1851 |
17 |
2484 | (35) | 110 |
| 1852 |
16 |
2470 | (48) | 0 |
| 1853 |
20 |
2455 | (49) | 12 |
| 1854 |
17 |
2444 | (54) | 0 |
| 1855 |
25 |
2433 | (52) | 22 |
| 1856 |
20 |
2447 | (51) | 0 |
| 1857 |
22 |
2461 | (43) | 39 |
| 1858 |
10 |
2534 | (46) | 6 |
| 1859 |
2 |
2620 | (42) | 49 |
| 1860 |
7 |
2597 | (42) | 15 |
| 1861 |
11 |
2566 | (40) | 29 |
| 1862 |
12 |
2551 | (37) | 31 |
| 1863 |
11 |
2547 | (41) | 7 |
| 1864 |
10 |
2565 | (33) | 183 |
| 1865 |
10 |
2565 | (34) | 137 |
| 1866 |
9 |
2589 | (37) | 67 |
| 1867 |
12 |
2562 | (46) | 0 |
| 1868 |
14 |
2536 | (42) | 38 |
| 1869 |
16 |
2525 | (50) | 2 |
| 1870 |
17 |
2524 | (51) | 3 |
| 1871 |
14 |
2542 | (47) | 48 |
| 1872 |
15 |
2542 | (59) | 4 |
| 1873 |
14 |
2539 | (69) | 7 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Anderssen, Karl Ernst Adolf (offhand) |
| Born: 6 July 1818 |
| Died: 13 Mar. 1879 |
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| Notes: |
| This is, of course, the Adolf Anderssen, but (following Spinrad) for rating purposes I have considered Anderssen the offhand player as a separate person from Anderssen the formal match and tournament player. Spinrad argued (in postings about his attempts at historical ratings in the Avler Chess Forum) that, more than other players apparently, Anderssen played differently in offhand and formal events, being more experimental in the former. It is often difficult to ascertain, however, whether an event was considered formal or not, and I have in many cases had to just make a judgement based on the information available to me. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 9 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Anderssen (offhand) - von Salpius 1849 |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Mayet, C. 1850 |
(c) |
16 | - | 7 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Dufresne, J. 1850 |
(c) |
15 | - | 5 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Eliason, C. 1850 |
(c) |
10 | - | 2 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Nathan, N.D. 1850 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Franz, R. 1850 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Laroche, J.A. 1851 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Lowenthal, J.J. 1851 (1) |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Perigal, G. 1851 |
(c) |
3 | - | 0 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Michaels, P. 1851 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Bourdillon 1851 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Jenay, E. 1851 |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 3.5 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Medley, G.W. 1851 |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Lowenthal, J.J. 1851 (2) |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Slous, F.L. 1851 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Kieseritzky, L.A.B.F. - Anderssen (offhand) 1851 |
(c) |
10 | - | 6 |
|
| von Schaper - Anderssen (offhand) 1851 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Buckle, H.T. - Anderssen (offhand) 1851 |
(c) |
8 | - | 7 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Bird, H.E. 1851 |
(c) |
9 | - | 9 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Mongredien, A. (1) 1851 |
(c) |
20 | - | 15 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Mayet, C. 1853 |
(s) |
7 | - | 5 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Pollmacher, H. 1855 |
(c) |
7.5 | - | 2.5 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Schurig, B.E.R. 1855 |
(c) |
8 | - | 4 |
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| Harrwitz, D. - Anderssen (offhand) 1857 |
(c) |
3 | - | 0 |
|
| Kipping, J.S. - Anderssen (offhand) 1857 |
(c) |
7.5 | - | 8.5 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Pindar, E.D. 1857 (1) |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
Anderssen (offhand) gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Anderssen (offhand) - Pindar, E.D. 1857 (2) |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 3.5 |
Anderssen (offhand) gave odds of pawn and move |
| Anderssen (offhand) - Pindar, E.D. 1857 (3) |
(c) |
1 | - | 6 |
Anderssen (offhand) gave odds of the exchange |
| Anderssen (offhand) - Pindar, E.D. 1857 (4) |
(c) |
3 | - | 1 |
|
| Morphy, P.C. - Anderssen (offhand) 1858 |
(c) |
5 | - | 1 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Suhle, C.F.B. 1859 (1) |
(c) |
7 | - | 2 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Dufresne, J. 1859 |
(c) |
4 | - | 0 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Suhle, C.F.B. 1859 (2) |
(c) |
12.5 | - | 9.5 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Suhle, C.F.B. 1859 (3) |
(c) |
11.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Kolisch, I. - Anderssen (offhand) 1860 |
(c) |
4 | - | 2 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Neumann, G.R.L. 1860 (1) |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Neumann, G.R.L. 1860 (2) |
(s) |
5 | - | 1 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - van 't Kruijs, M. 1861 |
(c) |
6 | - | 2 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Kolisch, I. 1861 |
(c) |
2 | - | 2 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Dufresne, G. 1861 |
(c) |
4 | - | 1 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Dupre, C.E.A. 1861 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Raland, F. 1861 |
(c) |
4 | - | 0 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Messemaker, C. 1861 |
(c) |
3 | - | 1 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Lowenthal, J.J. 1861 |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Campbell, Jos.G. 1861 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Dubois, S. 1862 |
(c) |
5 | - | 3 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Blackburne, J.H. 1862 |
(c) |
1 | - | 2 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Lowenthal, J.J. 1862 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - de Riviere, J.A. 1862 |
(s) |
1 | - | 1 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - MacDonnell, G.A. 1862 |
(c) |
2 | - | 2 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Steinitz, W. 1862 |
(s) |
4 | - | 2 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Anderssen (offhand) 1862 |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Kolisch, I. - Anderssen (offhand) 1862 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Donaldson, Jo. 1862 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Anderssen (offhand) 1863 |
(c) |
3 | - | 2 |
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| Paulsen, W. - Anderssen (offhand) 1863 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Neumann, G.R.L. 1864 (1) |
(s) |
41.5 | - | 36.5 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Neumann, G.R.L. 1864 (2) |
(c) |
28 | - | 28 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Schallopp, E. 1864 |
(c) |
20 | - | 20 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Zukertort, J.H. 1864 |
(c) |
5.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Neumann, G.R.L. - Anderssen (offhand) 1865 |
(s) |
52 | - | 48 |
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| Zukertort, J.H. - Anderssen (offhand) 1865 (1) |
(c) |
15 | - | 8 |
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| Zukertort, J.H. - Anderssen (offhand) 1865 (2) |
(c) |
10 | - | 4 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Minckwitz, J. 1866 |
(c) |
8.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Neumann, G.R.L. - Anderssen (offhand) 1866 |
(s) |
25 | - | 25 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Bird, H.E. 1866 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Zukertort, J.H. - Anderssen (offhand) 1866 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Dufresne, J. 1868 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Zukertort, J.H. 1868 |
(c) |
11.5 | - | 12.5 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Schulten, J.W. 1868 |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Alexander, A. 1869 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Paulsen, L. - Anderssen (offhand) 1870 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Zukertort, J.H. - Anderssen (offhand) 1871 (1) |
(c) |
5 | - | 2 |
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| Zukertort, J.H. - Anderssen (offhand) 1871 (2) |
(c) |
20.5 | - | 16.5 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Schurig, B.E.R. 1871 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Merklein, R. 1871 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Mieses, S. 1871 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Brunner, G.A. 1872 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Dorer, R. 1872 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Vitzthum von Eckstadt, C.W. 1872 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Schmid, C.F. 1872 |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - Riemann, F. 1873 (1) |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
Anderssen (offhand) gave odds of rook and move |
| Anderssen (offhand) - Riemann, F. 1873 (2) |
(c) |
0 | - | 2 |
Anderssen (offhand) gave odds of a rook |
| Anderssen (offhand) - Riemann, F. 1873 (3) |
(c) |
0 | - | 3 |
Anderssen (offhand) gave odds of a knight |
| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025 |
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