Famous game, made to hang
The Evergreen Game as wall art
Anderssen again. A storm of sacrifices in the Evans Gambit ends in one of the most beautiful combinations on record.
Exact, computed from the real moves. Never AI-faked.
- Players
- Adolf Anderssen vs Jean Dufresne
- Event
- Berlin
- Year
- 1852
- Opening
- Evans Gambit
- ECO
- C52
- Result
- 1-0
The game
Anderssen again, this time against Jean Dufresne in Berlin in 1852. Wilhelm Steinitz, the first world champion, is said to have called it "evergreen," and the name stuck. Where the Immortal Game is reckless abandon, the Evergreen is a more refined storm, an Evans Gambit that builds to a combination of rare beauty.
Anderssen sacrifices to open lines toward the black king, then unleashes one of the most admired finishing combinations on record, a cascade of forcing moves that leaves Dufresne helpless. It is the romantic style at its most polished.
The decisive moment
The combination begins with 19.Rad1 and crashes through with 20.Rxe7+ and 21.Qxd7+, the queen sacrifice that springs the mating net. The final blow 24.Bxe7# ends it with quiet, total control.
The Evergreen Game, four ways.
A game of converging lines toward one square deserves a frame. The Position captures the moment the net closes; The Trace captures the storm that built it.
The Trace
The signature Endgame style: every piece's full path across the 64 squares, painted as flowing lines.
The Position
The decisive board as a gallery plate with players, opening, and result.
The Score
The whole game in algebraic notation, set as editorial typography.
The Sequence
The arc of the game in a grid of boards, opening to mate.
This game opened with the Italian Game. See more games by Adolf Anderssen, or browse every famous game. Read the full guide: What is the Evergreen Game in chess?.
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Is this really The Evergreen Game?+
Yes. We replay the exact moves of this game (Adolf Anderssen vs Jean Dufresne, 1852) with a chess engine and render the real board, the real path of every piece, and the real notation. The preview is the print. There is no AI in the artwork.
What sizes and products can I get?+
Posters from $35 on heavyweight matte paper, plus framed editions from $95 in solid wood, with free shipping on every order. Every print carries the same exact rendering of the game.
Can I make this into my own game instead?+
Yes. Open the creator and paste your own PGN, upload a .pgn file, or drop a Lichess or Chess.com link to render your game the same four ways.
Make The Evergreen Game your wall art.
Or bring your own game. Paste a PGN, upload a file, or drop a Lichess or Chess.com link.