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== In popular culture == * In [[Maya Deren]]'s 1944 short film [[At Land|''At Land'']]. * In [[Poul Anderson]]'s 1954 short story of the same name, [[computer chess]] programs reproduce the Immortal Game's moves.<ref name="anderson195402">{{Cite magazine |last=Anderson |first=Poul |date=February 1954 |title=The Immortal Game |url=https://archive.org/stream/Fantasy_Science_Fiction_v006n02_1954-02/Fantasy__Science_Fiction_v006n02_1954-02#page/n115/mode/2up |magazine=[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]] |pages=115β124}}</ref> * In the 1982 film ''[[Blade Runner]]'', Sebastian checkmates Tyrell. The game is recognized as The Immortal Game. * The game is referenced in Season 2 Episode 5 of British spy thriller series [[Slow Horses]], based on the ''Slough House'' series of novels by [[Mick Herron]]. * In [[Lily King]]'s 2020 novel [[Writers & Lovers]].<ref>{{cite web |website=chessbase |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/chess-in-literature-writers-lovers-and-the-immortal-game |title=Chess in Literature: "Writers & Lovers" and the Immortal Game |author=Johannes Fischer |date=22 June 2021 |access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref>
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