Adolf Anderssen vs Henry Edward Bird

Vienna · 1873 · Evans Gambit · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Adolf Anderssen
Black Henry Edward Bird
Result 0-1
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 1
Date 1873.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/3bq2p/1p1p2n1/p2P1pPQ/8/P1N5/6r1/3R3K w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bxb4
  5. 5.c3 Bc5
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.d4 exd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb6
  9. 9.d5 Na5
  10. 10.Bb2 Ne7
  11. 11.Bd3 O-O
  12. 12.Nc3 c5
  13. 13.Ne2 f6
  14. 14.Qd2 Bg4
  15. 15.Rac1 Ng6
  16. 16.Ng3 Rc8
  17. 17.Kh1 c4
  18. 18.Bb1 c3
  19. 19.Bxc3 Nc4
  20. 20.Qe1 Re8
  21. 21.Nd2 Na3
  22. 22.f4 Nxb1
  23. 23.Nxb1 Bd7
  24. 24.Qd2 Bb5
  25. 25.Rfe1 Bc5
  26. 26.Ba5 b6
  27. 27.Bc3 a5
  28. 28.a3 Rc7
  29. 29.Bb2 Rce7
  30. 30.Nf5 Rxe4
  31. 31.Rxe4 Rxe4
  32. 32.Nc3 Rxf4
  33. 33.Nxg7 Rf2
  34. 34.Qh6 Rxb2
  35. 35.Ne6 Qe7
  36. 36.h4 f5
  37. 37.Ng5 Be3
  38. 38.Rd1 Bd7
  39. 39.Qh5 Bxg5
  40. 40.hxg5 Rxg2

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