Henry Edward Bird vs Emanuel Lasker

Liverpool m · 1890 · Bird's Opening · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 0-1
Event Liverpool m
Site Liverpool
Round 1
Date 1890.00.00
Opening Bird's Opening (A03)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/7p/pp4p1/P1bN1r2/8/2R5/8/4K3 w - - 3 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 d5
  2. 2.e3 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.Na3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 a6
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Nc2 Re8
  9. 9.Ne5 Nxe5
  10. 10.fxe5 Nd7
  11. 11.d4 f6
  12. 12.Nb4 Nb6
  13. 13.exf6 exf6
  14. 14.b3 Be6
  15. 15.Nd3 Bf7
  16. 16.Qe1 Nd7
  17. 17.Qf2 Qe7
  18. 18.Bf3 Rac8
  19. 19.a4 c6
  20. 20.Bd2 f5
  21. 21.g4 Be6
  22. 22.Qg2 fxg4
  23. 23.Bxg4 Bxg4
  24. 24.Qxg4 Nf6
  25. 25.Qg2 Ne4
  26. 26.Rf3 Bh6
  27. 27.Ne5 Bg7
  28. 28.Nd3 Bh6
  29. 29.Ne5 Bg7
  30. 30.Nd3 Rc7
  31. 31.c4 dxc4
  32. 32.bxc4 c5
  33. 33.Nf4 Nxd2
  34. 34.Qxd2 Qe4
  35. 35.Raf1 cxd4
  36. 36.Nd5 Rxc4
  37. 37.Qg2 dxe3
  38. 38.Nxe3 Rc3
  39. 39.Nd5 Rxf3
  40. 40.Qxf3 Bd4+
  41. 41.Kh1 Qxf3+
  42. 42.Rxf3 Re1+
  43. 43.Kg2 Re2+
  44. 44.Kf1 Rxh2
  45. 45.Rb3 Rb2
  46. 46.Rd3 Bc5
  47. 47.Rc3 b6
  48. 48.a5 Rf2+
  49. 49.Ke1 Rf5

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