A Sharp Assault on The Sicilian Defence. (Anderssen vs Morphy)

A school teacher, later professor of mathematics, Adolph Anderssen had to fit this now-historic match into the Christmas holidays. In some cases, two games were played in one day. This game and many others in the series give lie to the myth that Anderssen was interested only in attacks on the King. Here he answers a sharp assault on the Sicilian - repeated by Fischer more than a century later - with equal energy. The result is a violent miniature.} 

1. e4 c5

2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 e6 

5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 f5 

{So far, a modern line. Anderssen's move is adventurous and not easy to refute.} 

8. N1c3 f4 {But Nf6 was surely more logical.} 

9. Nd5 fxe3 10. Nbc7+ Kf7 11. Qf3+ Nf6

12. Bc4 

{A wonderful attacking move, keeping options open and threatening a variety of things.} Nd4 {An aggressive try, instead of running with 12...Kg6.}

13. Nxf6+ d5 14. Bxd5+ Kg6 15. Qh5+ Kxf6 

16. fxe3 {At last!} Nxc2+

          17. Ke2 

{ The Black King is now bare on the f-file. Black resigns.} 1-0