♾️ Anderssen vs Kieseritzky ♚ | London (21 June 1851)
The Full Game Match of Professor Adolf Anderssen vs Herr
Lionel Kieseritzky, 21 June 1851.
by Elliott Gibson
1) About the Match
This game instance or match is one of the most famous ever played. It
features a
Bishop Sacrifice at 11, a
Double Rook Sacrifice at 18 and 19, and a
Queen Sacrifice at 22
by Anderssen, culminating in a check-mate with three minor pieces.
For these reasons it is known as the "Immortal Game" and is
described as "still without a peer in the annals of chess"
(Tartakower and Du Mont, '500 Master Games ...',
Game No. 227, p.291-293). It was played at London
in 1851, but not in the tournament (Keene, 'The Chess Combination ...',
p.43-48).
2) The Full Match
3) Conclusions
Steinitz provides the following concluding observation for this
remarkable contest (Steinitz, 'The Immortal Game ... ', p.103):
"(p) In memoriam of Anderssen, the present masterpiece will be
treasured as an example of chess genius as long as the game shall be played."
4) References
Keene, Raymond.
'The Chess Combination from Philidor to Karpov: Learn Tactics from the
Great Champions'.
Oxford (England): Pergamon Press, 1977, 162 pp.
ISBN 0-08-019758-2.
Steinitz, Wilhelm.
'The Immortal Game, played in 1851, between Professor Anderssen and
Herr Kieseritzky. (King's Bishop Gambit.)'.
The Chess Player's Chronicle (New Series), Vol. III, ed.
Rev. C. E. Ranken (1st May 1879) p. 102-103.
London (England, British Empire): W.W. Morgan, 355pp.
Tartakower, Saveliĭ Grigorʹevich and
Du Mont, J.
'500 Master Games of Chess'. 3 books. New York: Dover Publications,
1952 repub 1975, 669 pp. ISBN 0-486-23208-5.