Henry Edward Bird vs Wilhelm Steinitz

London m2 · 1866 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London m2
Site London
Round 12
Date 1866.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

b7/2K5/1P6/2k5/8/3N4/8/8 b - - 8 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.e5 Ne4
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Ba4 Nc5
  8. 8.c3 Nxa4
  9. 9.Qxa4 b5
  10. 10.Qc2 dxc3
  11. 11.Nxc3 Be7
  12. 12.Nd5 Bb7
  13. 13.Bd2 h6
  14. 14.Rfe1 O-O
  15. 15.Qf5 f6
  16. 16.Bxh6 fxe5
  17. 17.Qg6 Rf7
  18. 18.Re4 Qf8
  19. 19.Bg5 Rxf3
  20. 20.gxf3 Bxg5
  21. 21.Qxg5 Re8
  22. 22.Rae1 Re6
  23. 23.Nxc7 Rh6
  24. 24.Rg4 Kh7
  25. 25.Ne8 Nd4
  26. 26.Qxg7+ Qxg7
  27. 27.Rxg7+ Kh8
  28. 28.Rg3 Nxf3+
  29. 29.Rxf3 Bxf3
  30. 30.Rxe5 Rg6+
  31. 31.Kf1 Rc6
  32. 32.Ke1 Rc2
  33. 33.Re3 Bg4
  34. 34.f3 Be6
  35. 35.Re2 Rxe2+
  36. 36.Kxe2 Bxa2
  37. 37.b4 Bd5
  38. 38.f4 Bc6
  39. 39.Ke3 Kg8
  40. 40.Kd4 Kf7
  41. 41.Nc7 Bb7
  42. 42.Kc5 Kf6
  43. 43.Kb6 Bf3
  44. 44.Kxa6 Kf5
  45. 45.Kxb5 Bc6+
  46. 46.Kc5 Kxf4
  47. 47.b5 Kg4
  48. 48.b6 Kh3
  49. 49.Nd5 Kxh2
  50. 50.Nb4 Ba8
  51. 51.Kd6 Kg3
  52. 52.Kxd7 Kf4
  53. 53.Kc7 Ke5
  54. 54.Kd7 Kd4
  55. 55.Kc7 Kc5
  56. 56.Nd3+

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