The Immortal Game

The immortal game has resurfaced in many unusual guises. The town of Marostica, Italy has replayed the immortal game with live players, dressed as chess pieces, every year from September 2, 1923. The position after the 20th move is on a 1984 stamp from Suriname. The final part of the game was used as an inspiration for the chess game in the 1982 science fiction movie Blade Runner, though the chessboards used in the film are not arranged exactly the same as those in the immortal game (indeed, although the film's game is played remotely by two people, each with a supposedly identical board, the boards do not actually match each other). It was also the basis of a detective novel of the same name by Mark Coggins.

http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/bands/immortal/immortal.jpg

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

see also: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1018961

This game is acclaimed as an excellent demonstration of the style of chess play in the 19th century, where rapid development and attack were considered the most effective way to win, where many gambits and counter-gambits were offered (and not accepting them would be considered slightly ungentlemanly), and where material was often held in contempt. These games, with their rapid attacks and counter-attacks, are often entertaining to review, even if some of the moves would no longer be considered the best by today's standards.

thanks

this is awesome zs.

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powerwulf, I knew that you would comprehend the greatness of The Immortal Game. It's the others that I'm worried about. If only they knew that they were surrounded by shining lighthouses, if only they'd take off their blindfolds.

Immortal shining lighthouses.

this Immortal Game is SO INTERESTING!

also, really cool!

great thread

really cool thread!

love that gif at the top showing all the moves in the Immortal Game, too. so cool

love that gif at the top showing all the moves in the Immortal Game, too. so cool

― wvw (Z S), Wednesday, January 5, 2011 8:26 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is an immortal thread

It's really, really good