Lionel Kieseritzky
Lionel Kieseritzky | |
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Full name | Lionel Adalbert Bagration Felix Kieseritzky |
Country | Russian Empire France |
Born | Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire | 1 January 1806
Died | 18 May 1853 Paris, France | (aged 47)
Lionel Adalbert Bagration Felix Kieseritzky (
Early life
Kieseritzky was born in Dorpat (now Tartu), Livonia, Russian Empire into a Baltic German family. From 1825 to 1829 he studied at the University of Dorpat, and then worked as a mathematics teacher, like Anderssen. From 1838 to 1839, he played a correspondence match against Carl Jaenisch – unfinished, because Kieseritzky had to leave for Paris. In Paris he became a chess professional, giving lessons or playing games for five francs an hour, and editing a chess magazine.
Chess career
Kieseritzky became one of the four leading French masters of the time, alongside
He was invited to play in the first international chess tournament, the London 1851 tournament, where he scored ½–2½ and was defeated in the first round by the eventual winner Adolf Anderssen. During his time in London, Kieseritzky also played a casual game against Anderssen which became known as "The Immortal Game". Despite losing, Kieseritzky himself recorded and published the game during his period as editor of La Regence.
Kieseritzky is credited with invention of the first
Kieseritzky died in Paris on 18 May 1853. He was buried in a pauper's grave in the city.
Notable games
Shortly before the Immortal Game was played, Kieseritzky played a brief game against Schulten. In this earlier game, he made successful use of the same opening line with which he would later lose to Anderssen. Both games opened identically, through 5... Nf6.
- Schulten vs. Kieseritzky, informal game, Paris 1850
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 b5 5. Bxb5 Nf6 6. Nc3 Ng4 7. Nh3 Nc6 8. Nd5 Nd4 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 f3! 11. d3 f6 12. Bc4 d5 13. Bxd5 Bd6 14. Qe1? fxg2+ 15. Kxg2 Qxh3+!! 16. Kxh3 Ne3+ 17. Kh4 Nf3+ 18. Kh5 Bg4#[1]
See also
References
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-19-280049-3.
- G.H. Diggle (Nov. 1976) "Chess Characters: Reminiscences of a Badmaster". British Chess Federation
- Zagadka Kieseritzky'ego by Tomasz Lissowski and Bartlomiej Macieja, Warsaw 1996
External links
- Immortal Loser by Marek Soszynski.
- Lionel Kieseritzky player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- The Kieseritzky Family