Henry Edward Bird vs Joseph Blackburne

London · 1883 · Bird's Opening · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 0-1
Event London
Site London
Date 1883.00.00
Opening Bird's Opening (A02)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5k2/3b3p/3P3p/1p1B4/4p2K/2r3B1/8/8 w - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 b6
  3. 3.e3 Bb7
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.d4 Nf6
  6. 6.a3 Be7
  7. 7.Bd3 Nbd7
  8. 8.O-O Ne4
  9. 9.Ne5 O-O
  10. 10.Nxe4 dxe4
  11. 11.Be2 Nxe5
  12. 12.fxe5 Rc8
  13. 13.c3 Qd7
  14. 14.Bd2 c5
  15. 15.Rf4 Bg5
  16. 16.Rg4 Bh6
  17. 17.Rg3 f5
  18. 18.exf6 Rxf6
  19. 19.Qb3 Rcf8
  20. 20.Re1 Rf2
  21. 21.Qd1 cxd4
  22. 22.cxd4 Bd5
  23. 23.Bb4 R8f7
  24. 24.Ba6 b5
  25. 25.Qh5 Bc4
  26. 26.h3 Qc7
  27. 27.Kh2 R2f5
  28. 28.Qxh6 Qxg3+
  29. 29.Kxg3 gxh6
  30. 30.Bd6 Rg5+
  31. 31.Kh4 Rxg2
  32. 32.b3 Be2
  33. 33.Rc1 Rf5
  34. 34.Rc5 Rgg5
  35. 35.Rxf5 Rxf5
  36. 36.a4 Bd3
  37. 37.a5 Rf3
  38. 38.Bc5 Bf1
  39. 39.Bxa7 Bxh3
  40. 40.Bb8 Rxe3
  41. 41.Bb7 Bf5
  42. 42.Bg3 Rxb3
  43. 43.d5 Ra3
  44. 44.d6 Kf7
  45. 45.a6 e5
  46. 46.Bd5+ Ke8
  47. 47.Bc6+ Bd7
  48. 48.Bb7 Kf8
  49. 49.Bd5 Rxa6
  50. 50.Bxe5 Ra3
  51. 51.Bg3 Rc3

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