CentralNotice Immortal Game From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Game animation The Immortal Game is a chess game played by Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky on 21 June 1851 in London, during a break of the first international tournament . The bold sacrifices made by Anderssen to secure victory have made it one of the most famous chess games of all time. Anderssen gave up both rooks and a bishop, then his queen , checkmating his opponent with his three remaining minor pieces . The game has been called an achievement "perhaps unparalleled in chess literature". [ 1 ] 1 General description 2 Annotated game 3 In popular culture 4 See also 5 References 6 External links General description [ edit ] Checkmate of the Immortal Game Adolf Anderssen was one of the strongest players of his time, and many consider him to hav...