Henry Edward Bird vs Louis Paulsen

DSB-03.Kongress · 1883 · Bird's Opening · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Louis Paulsen
Result 1-0
Event DSB-03.Kongress
Site Nuremberg
Round 8
Date 1883.00.00
Opening Bird's Opening (A03)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k1rn2/1p3R2/1PP1p3/1P1pP2p/1B2p3/8/6PP/6K1 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.e3 a6
  4. 4.d4 e6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.c3 Bd6
  8. 8.Ng5 cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 Qc7
  10. 10.Qf3 h6
  11. 11.Nh3 Bd7
  12. 12.Nd2 Ne7
  13. 13.Qe2 O-O-O
  14. 14.a4 Nf5
  15. 15.Nf3 g6
  16. 16.Ne5 Be8
  17. 17.Bd2 Kb8
  18. 18.b4 Be7
  19. 19.b5 a5
  20. 20.Rab1 Nd6
  21. 21.b6 Qc8
  22. 22.Nf2 Nd7
  23. 23.Nfg4 Nf8
  24. 24.c4 h5
  25. 25.c5 Ne4
  26. 26.Nf2 f6
  27. 27.Nf3 f5
  28. 28.Bb5 Bf6
  29. 29.Bxa5 Nh7
  30. 30.Bb4 g5
  31. 31.Bxe8 Rdxe8
  32. 32.Ne5 gxf4
  33. 33.Qb5 Bxe5
  34. 34.dxe5 Qc6
  35. 35.Nxe4 fxe4
  36. 36.Rxf4 Rhf8
  37. 37.Rbf1 Kc8
  38. 38.Rf7 Rxf7
  39. 39.Rxf7 Qxb5
  40. 40.axb5 Nf8
  41. 41.c6

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