The Immortal Game

Today, aside from being the first day of summer (or winter, depending on your hemisphere), is the anniversary of The Immortal Game, the classic chess match between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky on June 21, 1851. The game inspired the marvelous book by David Shenk, which in turn inspired the website that brought some of us to RHP. If you enjoy good books and if you're interested in chess history, this one's for you. The paperback edition is due soon.

its an awsome game...wonder when a game that exciting will come around again...

For those that don't have that game memorized and play it over in their minds like the average person counts sheep.

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1018910

Beautiful.

I thought Shenk's book was pretty dissappointing.

Originally posted by mcreynolds
I thought Shenk's book was pretty dissappointing.

Originally posted by ih8sens
For those that don't have that game memorized and play it over in their minds like the average person counts sheep.

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1018910

Beautiful.

Originally posted by ih8sens
For those that don't have that game memorized and play it over in their minds like the average person counts sheep.

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1018910

Beautiful.

Originally posted by ih8sens
For those that don't have that game memorized and play it over in their minds like the average person counts sheep.

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1018910

Beautiful.