Henry Edward Bird vs Wilhelm Steinitz

London m2 · 1866 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event London m2
Site London
Round 4
Date 1866.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2kr1br1/ppN4p/3N4/2P1B1p1/2b1p3/8/PP3PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 2 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.d4 e4
  8. 8.Nc3 f5
  9. 9.Ne5 Be6
  10. 10.d5 cxd5
  11. 11.Nxd5 Nf7
  12. 12.Nf4 Qf6
  13. 13.Nf3 Be7
  14. 14.Nh5 Qg6
  15. 15.Nd4 Bd7
  16. 16.c4 O-O-O
  17. 17.Nf4 Qd6
  18. 18.Nd5 Ne5
  19. 19.Qb3 Rhe8
  20. 20.Bf4 g5
  21. 21.c5 Qa6
  22. 22.Bxe5 Ba4
  23. 23.Nxc7 Bxb3
  24. 24.Nxa6 Bc4
  25. 25.Nc7 Rg8
  26. 26.Nxf5 Bf8
  27. 27.Nd6+

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