Louis Paulsen vs Adolf Anderssen (1862)

Louis Paulsen vs Adolf Anderssen
ENG 1862 · Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation (B23) · 1-0

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Feb-06-04		Honza Cervenka: 34.Re8! Rxe8 35.Qxe8 Qxd5 36.Qxa8!! Qxa8 37.Bg2 would have been a beautiful and convincing finish of the game as the ending after 37...Qd8 38.a8=Q Qxa8 39.Bxa8 is hopeless for black. Anderssen's 40...Qd2+ was a fatal error. Playing 40...Qd8 he could have resisted much longer and even maybe saved the game.

Feb-07-04		drukenknight: if Tal was black he would have pawn rushed down the K side.

Feb-27-06		rjsolcruz: i would not mind if this system was named paulsen variation instead of the generic sounding name it is now known. the only problem is that there is already a line named paulsen. another paulsen, perhaps?

Feb-27-06		Autoreparaturwerkbau: <Honza> That's an eccelent find! 2B+2p vs. 1B+3p is indeed a won game.

Dec-09-07		Chess Carnival: Great fight here! This game should be of great inspirational value for players aiming to learn a solid way of meeting the sicilian. We often see people dismissing the closed sicilian as a boring and slow opening scheme for white. Like many other openings, it depends on the approach one takes.

Dec-09-07		Chess Carnival: By 'inspirational value' I meant not the concrete outdated variations played here, but the fighting spirit present throughout the game.

Sep-24-08		I Offer You A Resign: So if 37. Bxc5 click for larger view ... then Rxg2+, 38. Kxg2 Qxd5 39. Kf2 (only move) Qxc5+ and White seems to still be winning, although it looks like Black can pull off a perpetual. Am I missing something?

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