Classic game analysis
Immortal Game: Adolf Anderssen vs Lionel Kieseritzky
Anderssen's Immortal Game became the great emblem of Romantic chess, ending after both rooks and the queen were sacrificed.
- White
- Adolf Anderssen
- Black
- Lionel Kieseritzky
- Year
- 1851
- Result
- White won · 1-0
- Opening
- C33
Why this classic game matters
Anderssen sacrificed both rooks and his queen, yet the remaining pieces still forced mate.
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