Henry Edward Bird vs Joseph Blackburne

DSB-03.Kongress · 1883 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 0-1
Event DSB-03.Kongress
Site Nuremberg
Round 15
Date 1883.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2r3k1/4p3/pR1p2PK/8/2p5/8/8 w - - 4 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 g6
  2. 2.Nf3 Bg7
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.e5 Nc6
  5. 5.Bb5 Bd7
  6. 6.Qe2 a6
  7. 7.Bxc6 Bxc6
  8. 8.d4 e6
  9. 9.a4 Nh6
  10. 10.Be3 Qd7
  11. 11.Nc3 Nf5
  12. 12.Bf2 h5
  13. 13.O-O Bf8
  14. 14.b3 Be7
  15. 15.Rfd1 b6
  16. 16.Na2 Bb7
  17. 17.c4 O-O
  18. 18.Nc3 Rfc8
  19. 19.Ng5 Bxg5
  20. 20.fxg5 Qe7
  21. 21.cxd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Nxd5 exd5
  23. 23.h4 Qe6
  24. 24.Rac1 c6
  25. 25.Rc2 a5
  26. 26.Rcc1 Rc7
  27. 27.Rc3 Rac8
  28. 28.g4 hxg4
  29. 29.Qxg4 Ng7
  30. 30.Qe2 Nh5
  31. 31.Qf3 Ng7
  32. 32.Qf6 Qg4+
  33. 33.Kh2 Nh5
  34. 34.Qf3 Qxf3
  35. 35.Rxf3 Ng7
  36. 36.Rf6 Ne8
  37. 37.Rf3 Ng7
  38. 38.Kh3 Ne6
  39. 39.Kg4 Kg7
  40. 40.h5 gxh5+
  41. 41.Kxh5 c5
  42. 42.dxc5 bxc5
  43. 43.Rg1 Rb7
  44. 44.Kg4 Rb4+
  45. 45.Kf5 Rh8
  46. 46.Rg4 Rh5
  47. 47.Rfg3 Rxg4
  48. 48.Rxg4 Rh3
  49. 49.Rg2 Rxb3
  50. 50.Be1 Rf3+
  51. 51.Kg4 Rf4+
  52. 52.Kh5 Rxa4
  53. 53.Bd2 Nf4+
  54. 54.Bxf4 Rxf4
  55. 55.Rc2 c4
  56. 56.e6 fxe6
  57. 57.Rb2 c3
  58. 58.Rb7+ Rf7
  59. 59.Rb5 Rc7

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