Henry Edward Bird vs Wilhelm Steinitz

The Game

White	Henry Edward Bird
Black	Wilhelm Steinitz
Result	1-0
Event	London m2
Site	London
Round	10
Date	1866.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez (C62)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5q2/4r2k/3Q2pp/PP3p2/2pN4/2Pn3P/4R1P1/1K6 b - - 6 41

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 d6
3. 3.d4 exd4
4. 4.Qxd4 Nc6
5. 5.Bb5 Bd7
6. 6.Bxc6 Bxc6
7. 7.Nc3 Nf6
8. 8.Bg5 Be7
9. 9.O-O-O O-O
10. 10.h3 Re8
11. 11.Rhe1 h6
12. 12.Bh4 Nd7
13. 13.Bxe7 Qxe7
14. 14.Nh2 Nc5
15. 15.f3 f5
16. 16.Nd5 Qf7
17. 17.e5 Ne6
18. 18.Qc4 Nf8
19. 19.f4 Rad8
20. 20.Nf3 Ng6
21. 21.e6 Rxe6
22. 22.Rxe6 Bxd5
23. 23.Qxd5 Nxf4
24. 24.Qxb7 Nxe6
25. 25.Qxa7 Nc5
26. 26.b4 Ne4
27. 27.Kb2 Re8
28. 28.Rd3 Re7
29. 29.Qa8+ Kh7
30. 30.Qd5 Qf6+
31. 31.c3 Nf2
32. 32.Rd2 Ne4
33. 33.Rc2 g6
34. 34.a4 c5
35. 35.b5 c4
36. 36.Nd4 Nc5
37. 37.a5 Qf8
38. 38.Qxd6 Nd3+
39. 39.Ka2 Nc1+
40. 40.Kb1 Nd3
41. 41.Re2

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