Henry Edward Bird vs Wilhelm Steinitz

London · 1883 · Evans Gambit · 0-1 in 47 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event London
Site London
Round 15
Date 1883.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5k2/p4p2/1b5p/5P1R/8/3K4/4p2P/R4r2 w - - 1 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bxb4
  5. 5.c3 Ba5
  6. 6.O-O Bb6
  7. 7.d4 exd4
  8. 8.cxd4 d6
  9. 9.Bb2 Nf6
  10. 10.d5 Ne7
  11. 11.Bxf6 gxf6
  12. 12.a4 O-O
  13. 13.Kh1 f5
  14. 14.Ng5 h6
  15. 15.Nh3 fxe4
  16. 16.Ra3 Ng6
  17. 17.Rg3 Kh7
  18. 18.Qh5 Qh4
  19. 19.Ng5+ Kg8
  20. 20.Qxh4 Nxh4
  21. 21.Ne6+ Ng6
  22. 22.Nxf8 Kxf8
  23. 23.Na3 Nf4
  24. 24.Nc2 c6
  25. 25.dxc6 bxc6
  26. 26.a5 Bd8
  27. 27.Nd4 Bd7
  28. 28.Rb3 d5
  29. 29.Ba6 c5
  30. 30.g3 cxd4
  31. 31.gxf4 Bxa5
  32. 32.Bb7 Rd8
  33. 33.Ra1 Bb6
  34. 34.Bxd5 Bf5
  35. 35.Bc4 d3
  36. 36.Rb5 Bg4
  37. 37.Rd5 Rc8
  38. 38.Bb3 Bxf2
  39. 39.Kg2 Bb6
  40. 40.Bd1 Be6
  41. 41.Rh5 e3
  42. 42.f5 Bd5+
  43. 43.Bf3 Rc2+
  44. 44.Kg3 Bxf3
  45. 45.Kxf3 Rf2+
  46. 46.Ke4 e2
  47. 47.Kxd3 Rf1

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