Anderssen's Opening

The Anderssen - opening is a closed opening in chess and begins with the first train a2 -a3. It is nowadays not more popular because the first white train does not promote the development and also neglected the fight for the center.

The most important answer trains for Black are:

Often arises positions, which are known from the English game or resemble her in their strategic plans.

Adolf Anderssen played in his match against Paul Morphy 1857 in Paris several times this opening to bring the strong attack Americans in closed games. In the tournament in Vienna in 1873, Wilhelm Steinitz turned this opening against Joseph Henry Blackburne in the second playoff game and won convincingly.

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