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.
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Kieseritzky became one of the four leading French masters of the time, alongside Louis de la Bourdonnais, Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant, and Boncourt, and for the few years before his death was among the top several players in the world along with Howard Staunton.[citation needed] His knowledge of the game was significant and he made contributions to chess theory, but his career was somewhat blighted by misfortune and a passion for the unsound. In 1842 he tied a match with Ignazio Calvi (+7−7=1). In 1846, he won matches against the German masters Bernhard Horwitz (+7−4=1) and Daniel Harrwitz (+11−5=2). He enjoyed a number of other victories across his career, but his nerve was lacking when it came to tournament play.
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 three-dimensional chess, Kubicschach ("Cubic Chess"), in 1851, but this variant failed to attract adherents. The 8×8×8 cube format was later picked up by Dr. Ferdinand Maack in 1907 when developing Raumschach ("Space Chess").
Kieseritzky died in Paris on 18 May 1853. He was buried in a pauper's grave in the city.
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.
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 linksedit
Immortal Loser by Marek Soszynski.
Lionel Kieseritzky player profile and games at Chessgames.com
The Kieseritzky Family
February 15, 2024
lionel, kieseritzky, lionel, adalbert, bagration, felix, kieseritzky, russian, Лионель, Адальберт, Багратион, Феликс, Кизерицкий, january, 1806, december, 1805, 1853, baltic, german, chess, master, theoretician, known, contributions, chess, theory, well, game,. Lionel Adalbert Bagration Felix Kieseritzky Russian Lionel Adalbert Bagration Feliks Kizerickij 1 January 1806 O S 20 December 1805 18 May O S 6 May 1853 was a Baltic German chess master and theoretician known for his contributions to chess theory as well for a game he lost against Adolf Anderssen known as the Immortal Game Kieseritzky s name became associated with several openings and opening variations such as the Kieseritzky Gambit Kieseritzky Attack and the Boden Kieseritzky Gambit Lionel KieseritzkyLionel KieseritzkyFull nameLionel Adalbert Bagration Felix KieseritzkyCountryRussian Empire FranceBorn 1806 01 01 1 January 1806Dorpat Governorate of Livonia Russian EmpireDied18 May 1853 1853 05 18 aged 47 Paris France Contents 1 Early life 2 Chess career 3 Notable games 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editKieseritzky 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 editKieseritzky became one of the four leading French masters of the time alongside Louis de la Bourdonnais Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint Amant and Boncourt and for the few years before his death was among the top several players in the world along with Howard Staunton citation needed His knowledge of the game was significant and he made contributions to chess theory but his career was somewhat blighted by misfortune and a passion for the unsound In 1842 he tied a match with Ignazio Calvi 7 7 1 In 1846 he won matches against the German masters Bernhard Horwitz 7 4 1 and Daniel Harrwitz 11 5 2 He enjoyed a number of other victories across his career but his nerve was lacking when it came to tournament play He was invited to play in the first international chess tournament the London 1851 tournament where he scored 2 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 three dimensional chess Kubicschach Cubic Chess in 1851 but this variant failed to attract adherents The 8 8 8 cube format was later picked up by Dr Ferdinand Maack in 1907 when developing Raumschach Space Chess Kieseritzky died in Paris on 18 May 1853 He was buried in a pauper s grave in the city Notable games editThis section uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves 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 editBishop s Opening Berlin Defense Boden Kieseritzky Gambit Kieseritzky Gambit List of chess gamesReferences edit John William Schulten vs Lionel Kieseritzky casual game Paris 1850 Chessgames com Bibliography Hooper David and Kenneth Whyld 1996 The Oxford Companion to Chess Oxford University p 200 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 1996External links editImmortal Loser by Marek Soszynski Lionel Kieseritzky player profile and games at Chessgames com The Kieseritzky Family Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lionel Kieseritzky amp oldid 1185315999, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
