The evergreen game is a famous chess game played in 1852 between Adolf Anderssen and Jean Dufresne.

Adolf Anderssen was one of the strongest players of his time, and was considered by many to be the world champion after winning the 1851 London tournament. Jean Dufresne, a popular author of chess books, was a master of lesser but still considerable skill.

This was an informal game, like the “immortal game“. Wilhelm Steinitz later identified the game as being the “evergreen in Anderssen’s laurel wreath”, giving this game its name.

Event: Informal Game
Site: Berlin, Germany GER
Date: 1852.??.??
White: Anderssen, Adolf
Black: Dufresne, Jean
Opening: Evans Gambit
Result: 1-0

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