Immortal game facts for kids
The Immortal Game is a super famous chess game. It was played by two chess masters, Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky. They played it on June 21, 1851, in London. This game happened during a break in the first big international chess tournament.
Anderssen won the game by making amazing sacrifices. He gave up many of his powerful pieces. He gave up two rooks, a bishop, and even his queen! Then, he used his three smaller pieces to checkmate his opponent. People say this game is one of the greatest ever played.
How the Game Became Famous
Adolf Anderssen was one of the best chess players of his time. Many thought he was the world's strongest player after winning the London 1851 chess tournament. Lionel Kieseritzky lived in France. He taught chess lessons and played games for money in Paris. He was very good at playing against weaker players. But he wasn't as strong against other masters.
This famous game was not part of the main tournament. It was an informal game played during a break. It happened at a place called Simpson's-in-the-Strand in London. Kieseritzky was so impressed by the game. He sent the moves by telegraph to his chess club in Paris.
A French chess magazine called La Régence published the game in July 1851. In 1855, an Austrian named Ernst Falkbeer gave the game its famous nickname: "The Immortal Game."
Images for kids
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Immortal Game animation. Anderssen is playing as White.
See also
In Spanish: Inmortal (partida de ajedrez) para niños
