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Immortal Game

Took place on June 21, 1851

175

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The 176th anniversary falls on June 21, 2027, in 240 days.

The Immortal Game was a chess game played in 1851 between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky during the London 1851 chess tournament, an event in which both players participated. It was itself a casual game, however, not played as part of the tournament.

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