Anderssen is a surname, and may refer to: *

Adolf Anderssen Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (July 6, 1818 – March 13, 1879)"Anderssen, Adolf" in '' The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 385. was a German chess master. He won the great interna ...

(1818–79), German chess grandmaster, unofficial first world champion from 1851–58, 1860-1865 and 1867–68 **

Anderssen's Opening Anderssen's Opening is a chess opening defined by the opening move: :1. a3 Anderssen's Opening is named after unofficial World Chess Champion Adolf Anderssen, who played it three times in his 1858 match against Paul Morphy. Although Anderssen was ...

, chess opening named after Adolf Anderssen * Justus Anderssen (1867–1938), Norwegian physician and philatelist * Lena Anderssen (born 1974), Faroese-Canadian singer-songwriter * Sigmund Alfred Anderssen (b. 1961), Norwegian professor * Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst (1888–1958), Norwegian politician and Minister of Defense

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