Henry Edward Bird vs Joseph Blackburne

USA-06.Congress · 1889 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 0-1
Event USA-06.Congress
Site New York
Round 15
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 53
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4p1k1/p1Q1Pp2/Pp4p1/7p/7K/7P/5q2 w - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.cxd5 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 Nxd5
  7. 7.Nc3 Nxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Nd7
  9. 9.a4 c5
  10. 10.Qb3 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Nc5
  12. 12.Qc2 b6
  13. 13.Ra3 Bf5
  14. 14.Qd1 Ne4
  15. 15.O-O Rc8
  16. 16.Bb2 Nd6
  17. 17.Nd2 Rc7
  18. 18.a5 b5
  19. 19.Rc3 a6
  20. 20.Qa1 Rxc3
  21. 21.Bxc3 Qb8
  22. 22.Nb3 Rc8
  23. 23.Bf3 Be4
  24. 24.Nc5 Bxf3
  25. 25.gxf3 Nf5
  26. 26.Bb4 Nh4
  27. 27.Qd1 Bf8
  28. 28.f4 h5
  29. 29.f3 Qa7
  30. 30.Kh1 Nf5
  31. 31.Qd3 Bg7
  32. 32.Rd1 Qa8
  33. 33.d5 Qa7
  34. 34.e4 Nd4
  35. 35.e5 Nf5
  36. 36.Rc1 h4
  37. 37.Kg2 Qa8
  38. 38.Kh3 Rd8
  39. 39.Rd1 Qc8
  40. 40.e6 Bd4
  41. 41.Rc1 Rxd5
  42. 42.Qe4 Ne3
  43. 43.f5 Rxf5
  44. 44.Re1 Bxc5
  45. 45.Bxc5 Qxc5
  46. 46.Rxe3 f6
  47. 47.f4 Kg7
  48. 48.Rd3 Qc1
  49. 49.Rf3 Qc4
  50. 50.Qe3 g5
  51. 51.Qb6 Rxf4
  52. 52.Rxf4 Qxf4
  53. 53.Qc6 Qf1+

More Joseph Blackburne Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Joseph Blackburne games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.