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Game Details

White
Adolf Anderssen
Black
Jean Dufresne
Year
1852
Event
Berlin
Result
1-0
Opening
Evans Gambit (C52)

Description

Another masterpiece by Anderssen, featuring a beautiful queen sacrifice that leads to a forced checkmate.

Strategic Ideas

  • Control of the center and open lines
  • King safety and piece coordination
  • Exploiting weaknesses in the opponent's pawn structure

Tactical Themes

  • Queen sacrifice
  • Discovered attack
  • Forced mate sequence
  • Piece coordination

Move List

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Key Positions

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Position after 19.Rxe7+. White's pieces are coordinating for the final attack.

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The final position. White's bishops deliver a beautiful checkmate.