#3 · The Immortal Game
Casual game, Simpson's Divan · 1851 · vs Lionel Kieseritzky
You are Adolf Anderssen.
1818–1879 · The Romantic · Meet the Legend
London, 1851 — a casual game at Simpson's Divan during the first international tournament. You are Adolf Anderssen, and you are about to give away a bishop, both rooks, and your queen. In return: checkmate with the three minor pieces you have left. They named it the Immortal Game for a reason.
Find the moves they actually played · 🟩 exact · 🟨 engine says just as good · five lives
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