Joseph Blackburne vs Henry Edward Bird

London+ · 1883 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 76 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Henry Edward Bird
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London+
Site London
Date 1883.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B73)
Moves 76
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Final Position

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

8/8/3p1k2/1PbK4/8/7B/5p2/8 b - - 11 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 d6
  9. 9.Rd1 Bd7
  10. 10.O-O Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 Bc6
  12. 12.f3 a6
  13. 13.Qe3 Qa5
  14. 14.a3 Qh5
  15. 15.Bxf6 Bxf6
  16. 16.Nd5 Qe5
  17. 17.c3 Bxd5
  18. 18.Rxd5 Qe6
  19. 19.Rfd1 Qc8
  20. 20.f4 e6
  21. 21.R5d3 Be7
  22. 22.Kh1 Qc7
  23. 23.f5 exf5
  24. 24.exf5 Rfe8
  25. 25.fxg6 hxg6
  26. 26.Bf3 Bf6
  27. 27.Qf2 Be5
  28. 28.Bd5 Kg7
  29. 29.Rf3 f6
  30. 30.Rf1 Rf8
  31. 31.h3 Rae8
  32. 32.c4 b6
  33. 33.Rb3 Rb8
  34. 34.Qd2 Qc5
  35. 35.Rd3 Rh8
  36. 36.b4 Qc7
  37. 37.Rdf3 Qe7
  38. 38.Qe2 Rbf8
  39. 39.Rb1 g5
  40. 40.Rfb3 Rh4
  41. 41.a4 Rfh8
  42. 42.a5 Qd7
  43. 43.Qf1 Rf4
  44. 44.Rf3 Rxf3
  45. 45.Qxf3 g4
  46. 46.Qe4 f5
  47. 47.Qe3 f4
  48. 48.Qxb6 Qf5
  49. 49.Qb7+ Kh6
  50. 50.Be4 Qf6
  51. 51.Qd7 gxh3
  52. 52.gxh3 f3
  53. 53.Qf5 Qxf5
  54. 54.Bxf5 Rf8
  55. 55.Be4 Bc3
  56. 56.b5 axb5
  57. 57.a6 f2
  58. 58.Kg2 Bd4
  59. 59.cxb5 Re8
  60. 60.a7 Rg8+
  61. 61.Kf3 Bxa7
  62. 62.Bd3 Bb6
  63. 63.Bf1 Rf8+
  64. 64.Kg2 Kg5
  65. 65.Rb3 Rf4
  66. 66.Rg3+ Kf6
  67. 67.Rf3 Ke5
  68. 68.Rxf4 Kxf4
  69. 69.h4 Kg4
  70. 70.h5 Kxh5
  71. 71.Kf3 Kg5
  72. 72.Ke4 Kf6
  73. 73.Kd5 Ke7
  74. 74.Bh3 Bc5
  75. 75.Kc6 Kf6
  76. 76.Kd5

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