Chess
Events
- Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky play the Immortal Game in London. It is an informal game played during a break in the world's first international chess tournament, which is staged as part of the Great Exhibition.
- Andersson wins the London tournament and, as he is one of the strongest players of his time, is considered by many to be the first World Chess Champion.
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—Stella Chess (20th century)
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—Henry Miller (1891–1980)
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