Kieseritzky's Immortal Game

The game Adolf Anderssen against Lionel Kieseritzky, the "Immortal Game", played in London 1851, is arguably the most famous game in the history of chess. Anderssen won with a brilliant mating combination after sacrificing huge parts of his army. But his opponent Lionel Kieseritzky also played an "Immortal Game". Stephan Oliver Platz discovered this game and uses it as a starting point to take a close look at Kieseritzky's contribution to the King's Gambit.

Adolf Anderssen vs Lionel Kieseritzky The Immortal Game London

Immortal Game between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky

The Immortal Game by Bill Wall, PDF

International Chess Federation on X: The final position of the

The Immortal Game (Anderssen v Kieseritzky) by Edward Winter

The Immortal Game (Anderssen v Kieseritzky) by Edward Winter

The immortal Game by Weischede on DeviantArt

The Immortal Game

The Immortal Game: Adolf Anderssen vs Lionel Kieseritzky: 1851

Immortal Game (1851)