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World Chess Championship
1851 London Tournament
Highlights

Some games were played with colors reversed, where Black moved first. These are presented with White and Black switched, as if White had moved first.

1st round

Game 2 : Bird - Horwitz
Position
after 29.Bb3-f7(xP)+

Wyvill was the first great specialist in the English Opening (1.c4).

Game 2 : Wyvill - Lowe
Position
after 4.g2-g3

Game 2 : Anderssen - Kieseritzky
Position
after 30.Nc3-e2

2nd round

Game 7 : Staunton - Horwitz
Position
after 26.Qc3-c2

Here's another game from the specialist in the English Opening.

Game 1 : Wyvill - G.Kennedy
Position
after 3.g2-g3

4th round

Game 3 : Anderssen - Wyvill
Position
after 28...Ng4-e3

Game 7 : Anderssen - Wyvill
Position
after 15.Bc3-f6

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