Henry Edward Bird vs Joseph Blackburne

Hastings · 1895 · Bird's Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings
Site Hastings
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Bird's Opening (A02)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

rR6/P7/8/2B1kp2/4b3/2K5/8/8 w - - 6 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 e5
  2. 2.fxe5 d6
  3. 3.exd6 Bxd6
  4. 4.g3 h5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc6
  6. 6.Nc3 h4
  7. 7.Ne4 hxg3
  8. 8.h3 Nf6
  9. 9.Nxd6+ Qxd6
  10. 10.d3 Be6
  11. 11.c3 O-O-O
  12. 12.Qa4 Nd5
  13. 13.Bd2 g5
  14. 14.Bxg5 Nxc3
  15. 15.Qf4 Qxf4
  16. 16.Bxf4 Nd5
  17. 17.Bxg3 Rdg8
  18. 18.Kf2 Rh6
  19. 19.Bxd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Nf3 Nb4
  21. 21.Be5 Rh5
  22. 22.d4 Nd3+
  23. 23.Ke3 Nxb2
  24. 24.Rag1 Rxg1
  25. 25.Rxg1 Rxh3
  26. 26.Kf4 Nd3+
  27. 27.Kf5 Bxf3
  28. 28.exd3 Bd5
  29. 29.Kf6 Kd7
  30. 30.Rc1 Rh6+
  31. 31.Kg7 Rg6+
  32. 32.Kh7 Rc6
  33. 33.Rb1 Rc2
  34. 34.Rb5 Kc6
  35. 35.Ra5 a6
  36. 36.a3 Bb3
  37. 37.Bf4 Kd7
  38. 38.Kg7 Rg2+
  39. 39.Kf6 Be6
  40. 40.d5 Rg6+
  41. 41.Ke5 Bh3
  42. 42.Rc5 Bg2
  43. 43.Kd4 c6
  44. 44.d6 Bd5
  45. 45.Rc2 Rg4
  46. 46.Rf2 b5
  47. 47.Kc5 a5
  48. 48.d4 Rg8
  49. 49.Re2 Re8
  50. 50.Rh2 b4
  51. 51.a4 Rg8
  52. 52.Kb6 Rg4
  53. 53.Bd2 Rxd4
  54. 54.Kxa5 c5
  55. 55.Be3 Rc4
  56. 56.Kb6 Kxd6
  57. 57.a5 Be4
  58. 58.a6 Rc3
  59. 59.Rd2+ Rd3
  60. 60.Bxc5+ Ke5
  61. 61.Re2 Rd8
  62. 62.a7 b3
  63. 63.Kb5 Kf5
  64. 64.Kb4 Bc2
  65. 65.Ka3 Ra8
  66. 66.Re7 Kg6
  67. 67.Rb7 Be4
  68. 68.Rxb3 f5
  69. 69.Kb4 Kf7
  70. 70.Kc3 Ke6
  71. 71.Rb8 Ke5

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