The Immortal Game was 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 Anderssen made 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 …

Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (July 6, 1818 – March 13, 1879) was a German chess master.He won the great international tournaments of 1851 and 1862, but lost matches to Paul Morphy in 1858, and to Wilhelm Steinitz in 1866. Accordingly, he is generally regarded as having been the world's leading chess player from 1851 to 1858, and leading active player from 1862 to 1866, …

Mar 16, 2021 · The King's Gambit is maybe the most famous gambit in all of chess, but GM's don't play it much these days for a reason. GM Eugene Perelshteyn will show you a line where Black has all the fun. ... Anderssen Attack GM Eugene Perelshteyn wraps up his review of the Scotch Gambit, with the popular Anderssen Attack. It's an active setup for White ...

William Steinitz (born Wilhelm Steinitz; May 14, 1836 – August 12, 1900) was an Austrian and, later, American chess player. From 1886 to 1894, he was the first official World Chess Champion.He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician. When discussing chess history from the 1850s onwards, commentators have debated whether Steinitz could be …

Hypermodernism is a school of chess that emerged after World War I.It featured challenges to the chess ideas of central European masters, including Wilhelm Steinitz's approach to the centre and the rules established by Siegbert Tarrasch

Anderssen Defense. Black can also enter the Anderssen Defense with the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Bc5. Black makes a useful developing move, bringing their kingside bishop into the game. Although not nearly as popular as the other variations, this is still a sound way of playing with Black against the Vienna.

The Ruy Lopez (/ r ɔɪ, ˈ r uː i /; Spanish: [ˈruj ˈlopeθ]), also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves: . 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5. The Ruy Lopez is named after 16th-century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura.It is one of the most popular openings, with many variations. In the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO), all …

Oct 06, 2022 · Tal-Kasparov 1992. World Champion Mikhail Tal, who earned the title in 1960, was a monstrous tactician even in older age.The "Magician from Riga" famously made intuitive piece sacrifices in classical chess, let alone in blitz, and would be succeeded by other aggressive and exciting Latvian players such as GMs Alexei Shirov and Alexander Shabalov. "The Magician …

Oct 19, 2022 · chess, one of the oldest and most popular board games, played by two opponents on a checkered board with specially designed pieces of contrasting colours, commonly white and black. White moves first, after which the players alternate turns in accordance with fixed rules, each player attempting to force the opponent’s principal piece, the King, into checkmate—a …

#agadmator Do you agree? Which game is your favorite? Enjoy the video :)Adolf Anderssen vs Jean Dufresne"The Evergreen Partie" (game of the day May-18-2007)B...