Lionel Adalbert Bagration Felix Kieseritsky vs Adolf Anderssen (1851)

Lionel Adalbert Bagration Felix Kieseritsky vs Adolf Anderssen
London (1851) · Sicilian Defense: Snyder Variation (B20) · 0-1

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Nov-29-03		fred lennox: 20 Rg3 - the rook was forced to move or else...Rh6, Qg3...Nxh2+

May-20-05		keypusher: But 20 Rg3 allowed (a) mate in one and(b) ...Rh6, trapping the queen. Surely a strong contender for the worst move ever.

Apr-15-06		whatthefat: This game is described by the chess historian GH Diggle: 'In the great 1851 Tournament he [Kieseritzky] lost to Anderssen in 20 minutes by "not only playing away the only piece guarding his King from mate, but doing it in such a manner that his opponent (even if he missed the mate) could still have won his Queen instead - a sort of double-barrelled blunder" commented Staunton "that I have never seen equalled even among beginners of the game."' The manoeuver of Qd1-h5-h3 was a little extravagant, but it's 18.Rf3? that really sinks white, locking the queen in the corner. Hence, although 20.Rg3? is a pretty shocking move for one of the world's best players to make, I think it's a little harsh to call it the worst move ever, given that white's position was already lost. His best try was probably 19.Kh1 offering to give up the exchange to 19...Nf2+. However, black has the stronger continuation 19...Rf6! and white has no satisfactory way of extricating his queen.

Oct-11-06		BonDz: even if the queen could get out, the white couldnt move because of the position.this game is too complicated for the white.nice game!

Sep-07-08		just a kid: The immortal blunder?

Dec-27-08		whiteshark: <18.Qf3 d5 19.Na4> looks viable click for larger view

Jul-17-09		Nasgard: Despite Kieseritzky having an incredibly narcissistic personality hinging on the unbalanced (he considered himself the second coming!) He had no compunction about publishing this game in his own Chess magazine – giving this frankly terrible game a winder audience, opened him up to a barrage of criticism from the likes of Howard Staunton (who let’s face it played some rubbish himself on occasion!). He must have taken a great deal of pride in playing Anderson. Obviously this game is nowhere near as beautiful as the more famous ‘Immortal Game’ but up until the end Kieseritzky did play a lot more sensibly! 16...Qa5 was a little over ambitious (hoping to provoke the weakening g6?) and landed him in the trouble which later wove the mating net. Obviously 20.Rg3 was just a howling blunder.

Jul-22-09		Knight13: 16. Qe1.

Jun-22-11		FSR: Notwithstanding the Immortal Game Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851 and this atrocity, Kieseritsky had a slight plus score against Anderssen. http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... However, he fell apart whenever Anderssen played the Sicilian. http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

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