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Anderssen, A - 'Immortal Game'

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  1. [Event "?"]
  2. [Site "London"]
  3. [Date "1851"]
  4. [Round "?"]
  5. [White "Anderssen, A."]
  6. [Black "Kieseritsky"]
  7. [TimeControl "0/0"]
  8. [Result "1-0"]
  9. [ECO " "]
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  11. {One of Anderssen's masterpieces, known as the "Immortal Game." Black neglects his development, and Anderssen offers both Rooks to show that two active pieces are worth a dozen sleeping at home.}
  12. 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Qh4+ 4.Kf1 b5 5.Bxb5 Nf6 6.Nf3 Qh6 7.d3 Nh5 8.Nh4 Qg5 9.Nf5 c6 10.Rg1 cxb5 11.g4 Nf6 12.h4 Qg6 13.h5 Qg5
  13. 14.Qf3
  14. {Now threatening to trap the Black Queen with 15.Bxf4.}
  15. 14...Ng8 15.Bxf4 Qf6 16.Nc3 Bc5 17.Nd5 Qxb2 18.Bd6
  16. {A brilliant move, the main point of which is to divert the Black Queen from the a1-h8 diagonal. Now Black cannot play 18...Bxd6? 19.Nxd6+ Kd8 20.Nxf7+ Ke8 21.Nd6+ Kd8 22.Qf8++.}
  17. 18...Qxa1+ 19.Ke2 Bxg1
  18. { And not 19...Qxg1 20.Nxg7+ Kd8 21.Bc7++.}
  19. 20.e5 Na6
  20. {More resistance could have been offered by 20...Ba6, but White should still win after 21.Nc7+ Kd8 22.Nxa6 Bb6 23.Qxa8.}
  21. 21.Nxg7+ Kd8 22.Qf6+ Nxf6 23.Be7# 1-0
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