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The Immortal Game
London, 1851. In a casual game between rounds of a tournament, Adolf Anderssen gave up a bishop, both rooks and his queen, then mated Lionel Kieseritzky with three minor pieces. It was so beautiful that it has been replayed for over a century under a single name. The Immortal Game.
Played
London 1851
Total moves
23
Pieces sacrificed
queen and both rooks
Result
white mates with a bishop and two knights
journey·6 Phases
The Immortal Game
Tension
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Phase
The Opening
Probing
"A King's Gambit. Anderssen offers a pawn and Kieseritzky takes the bait."
"He sacrificed nearly everything he had and proved that a position can be worth more than the material on the board.
"Wilhelm Steinitz
The final blow. With his queen and both rooks gone, Anderssen delivered mate using only a bishop and two knights against an almost untouched black army.