What is Immortal game?
[[File:The Immortal Game.gif|frame|right|Game animation.]] '''The Immortal Game''' was a [[chess]] game played on 21 June 1851 by [[Adolf Anderssen]] and [[Lionel Kieseritzky]]. Anderssen was White, and he played the [[King's Gambit]] opening. The number of pieces Anderssen [[wikt:sacrifice|sacrificed]] (gave up) in order to win has made it one of the most famous chess games of all time. Anderssen gave up both his [[rook (chess)|rooks]], a [[bishop (chess)|bishop]], then his [[queen (chess)|queen]], [[checkmate|checkmating]] his opponent with the remaining bishop and two [[knight (chess)|knights]]. {{stub}} [[Category:Chess]]