The Immortal Game, a famous chess match,…
June 1851 CE
The Immortal Game, a famous chess match, is played on June 21, 1851, between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky, during a break in the first international tournament, held in London.
The bold sacrifices made by Anderssen to secure victory make it one of the most famous chess games of all time.
Anderssen gives up both rooks and a bishop, then his queen, checkmating his opponent with his three remaining minor pieces.
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