Henry Edward Bird vs Siegbert Tarrasch

DSB-04.Kongress · 1885 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Henry Edward Bird
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 0-1
Event DSB-04.Kongress
Site Hamburg
Round 9
Date 1885.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r1k/2p3pp/p4pq1/4p1P1/1pP1Q3/1B5P/P2r1P1b/1K4R1 w - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 O-O
  8. 8.d3 d5
  9. 9.Bg5 d4
  10. 10.h3 Qd6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Nd7
  12. 12.g4 f6
  13. 13.Bh4 dxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Ba3
  15. 15.Nf1 Qc5
  16. 16.Bb3+ Kh8
  17. 17.Qd2 b4
  18. 18.c4 Nd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 Qxd4
  20. 20.Rb1 Nc5
  21. 21.Ke2 Nxe4
  22. 22.dxe4 Qxe4+
  23. 23.Ne3 Bb7
  24. 24.Rbg1 Rad8
  25. 25.Qc2 Qf3+
  26. 26.Ke1 Be4
  27. 27.Qe2 Qf4
  28. 28.Bg3 Qh6
  29. 29.Rh2 Bd3
  30. 30.Qf3 Bb2
  31. 31.Nd5 Rxd5
  32. 32.Bf4 Bc3+
  33. 33.Kd1 Be4+
  34. 34.Kc1 Bd2+
  35. 35.Kb2 Bxf4
  36. 36.Qxe4 Rd2+
  37. 37.Kb1 Bxh2
  38. 38.g5 Qg6

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