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The Evergreen Game
Adolf Anderssen vs Jean Dufresne · Berlin 1852 · White to play and win
White to play. Mate in 4.
Find the move Adolf Anderssen found. The other side answers by itself.
Adolf Anderssen vs Jean Dufresne
Berlin, 1852
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Adolf Anderssen against Jean Dufresne, Berlin, 1852. The board above holds the position as it stood: White to move, and mate in 4. Find the move that was played and the other side answers by itself, exactly as it answered then.
The story behind it, which gives the finish away
Steinitz called it the evergreen in Anderssen's laurel wreath. A queen sacrifice on d7 and two bishops finish what a quiet rook move began.
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