Joseph Blackburn vs. Adolf Anderssen

About the players

Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (1818-1879), was a German chess master, considered as leading the world of chess between 1850 and 1860. An important figure in the development of chess problems. He won the great international tournaments of 1851 and 1862. Although the title of World Chess Champion did not exist yet, he is generally regarded as having been the world's leading player from 1851 to 1858 and the leading active player from 1862 to 1866. After losing matches to Paul Morphy in 1858 and Wilhelm Steinitz in 1866, he became the most successful tournament player in Europe. He won over half the events he entered, including the strong Baden-Baden tournament of 1870.

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Joseph Henry Blackburn (1841-1924) dominated British chess in the last 50 years of the 19th century and was known as "The Black Death". He was also a strong blindfold chess player.

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Joseph Henry Blackburne was a British chess player known as The Black Death. He dominated the British scene during the late 19th century. He learned the game late, around age 17 or 18, but he quickly became a strong player.

His professional career lasted over 50 years. At one point, he was among the world's leading players and won a string of tournaments. To make chess more popular, he gave blindfold and simultaneous displays across the country. He also published a collection of his own games.

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