Immortal game

Game animation.

The Immortal Game was a chess game played on 21 June 1851 by Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky. The number of pieces Anderssen gave up in order to win have made it one of the most well known chess games of all time. Anderssen gave up both rooks and a bishop, then his queen, checkmating his opponent with the remaining bishop and two knights.

Immortal Game Media

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  Immortal Game animation. Anderssen shown playing white.

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  Immortal Game checkmate

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  Record of the game, as communicated by Kieseritzky