Joseph Blackburne vs Henry Edward Bird

Vienna · 1873 · Vienna Game · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Henry Edward Bird
Result 1-0
Event Vienna
Site Vienna
Round 2
Date 1873.00.00
Opening Vienna Game (C25)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1b3k2/1R1n2r1/2r1q3/pQ1BPp2/P2B1P1p/8/2P4P/4R2K b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Bc5
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 Bg4
  5. 5.d3 c6
  6. 6.Ne2 Bxf3
  7. 7.gxf3 Ne7
  8. 8.Ng3 Nd7
  9. 9.Bg5 f6
  10. 10.Bd2 d5
  11. 11.Bb3 a5
  12. 12.a4 Qb6
  13. 13.Qe2 g6
  14. 14.f4 Bd4
  15. 15.O-O h5
  16. 16.Qd1 Nc5
  17. 17.exd5 cxd5
  18. 18.Ba2 h4
  19. 19.Ne2 Bxb2
  20. 20.Rb1 Qe6
  21. 21.f3 Ba3
  22. 22.d4 Nd7
  23. 23.Nc3 Nb6
  24. 24.Nb5 Bd6
  25. 25.Re1 Rh5
  26. 26.dxe5 fxe5
  27. 27.Be3 Ra6
  28. 28.Bd4 Nd7
  29. 29.fxe5 Bb8
  30. 30.Qe2 Rg5+
  31. 31.Kh1 Rc6
  32. 32.f4 Rg4
  33. 33.Nd6+ Kf8
  34. 34.Rxb7 Nf5
  35. 35.Nxf5 gxf5
  36. 36.Qb5 Rg7
  37. 37.Bxd5

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