Henry Edward Bird vs Joseph Blackburne

London · 1883 · Bird's Opening · 1-0 in 67 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1-0
Event London
Site London
Round 12
Date 1883.00.00
Opening Bird's Opening (A02)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6KP/4k3/4n3/P7/8/8/8 b - - 2 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 Be7
  3. 3.e3 b6
  4. 4.Be2 Bb7
  5. 5.O-O c5
  6. 6.d3 Nc6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Qc7
  8. 8.Ne4 f5
  9. 9.Ng3 O-O-O
  10. 10.Bd2 Nf6
  11. 11.a3 h5
  12. 12.b4 h4
  13. 13.Nh1 h3
  14. 14.g3 Rdg8
  15. 15.b5 Na5
  16. 16.Ne5 g5
  17. 17.Bf3 gxf4
  18. 18.exf4 Bd6
  19. 19.Bxa5 bxa5
  20. 20.Nf7 Bxf4
  21. 21.Rf2 Rh7
  22. 22.Qe2 Rxf7
  23. 23.Bxb7+ Qxb7
  24. 24.Rxf4 Qc7
  25. 25.Raf1 Nd5
  26. 26.Rh4 f4
  27. 27.Rxh3 Rfg7
  28. 28.Qf3 Qe5
  29. 29.c4 Qd4+
  30. 30.Nf2 fxg3
  31. 31.Rxg3 Ne3
  32. 32.Re1 Nf5
  33. 33.Rxg7 Qxg7+
  34. 34.Kh1 Kc7
  35. 35.Ne4 Qh6
  36. 36.Qf2 d6
  37. 37.Qf3 Rh8
  38. 38.Qg2 Nd4
  39. 39.Ng5 Rg8
  40. 40.Rg1 Kb6
  41. 41.Qg3 e5
  42. 42.Qg4 Qf6
  43. 43.Ne4 Rxg4
  44. 44.Nxf6 Rxg1+
  45. 45.Kxg1 Ne2+
  46. 46.Kf2 Nf4
  47. 47.Ke3 Kc7
  48. 48.Ke4 Nh3
  49. 49.Kf5 a4
  50. 50.Nd5+ Kd7
  51. 51.b6 axb6
  52. 52.Nxb6+ Kc6
  53. 53.Nxa4 Nf2
  54. 54.Nb2 d5
  55. 55.h4 e4
  56. 56.cxd5+ Kxd5
  57. 57.dxe4+ Nxe4
  58. 58.a4 Nd6+
  59. 59.Kg6 c4
  60. 60.h5 c3
  61. 61.Nd1 c2
  62. 62.Ne3+ Ke6
  63. 63.Nxc2 Nf5
  64. 64.Nd4+ Nxd4
  65. 65.h6 Nc6
  66. 66.h7 Ne5+
  67. 67.Kg7

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