Joseph Blackburne vs Henry Edward Bird

DSB-04.Kongress · 1885 · Dutch Defense · 1-0 in 74 moves

The Game

White Joseph Blackburne
Black Henry Edward Bird
Result 1-0
Event DSB-04.Kongress
Site Hamburg
Round 1
Date 1885.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A81)
Moves 74
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/PR6/2pP2kp/2r5/8/6PK/8/8 b - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 f5
  2. 2.g3 e6
  3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nh3 c6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.c4 d5
  7. 7.b3 Na6
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Bb2 Bd7
  10. 10.Rc1 Nc7
  11. 11.e3 Ng4
  12. 12.Qe2 Ne8
  13. 13.f3 Nh6
  14. 14.e4 dxc4
  15. 15.bxc4 Qa5
  16. 16.Rfd1 fxe4
  17. 17.Nxe4 Rd8
  18. 18.Bc3 Qf5
  19. 19.Nhf2 Nc7
  20. 20.Nd3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Ne5 Bc8
  22. 22.Rb1 Qf8
  23. 23.f4 Nf5
  24. 24.Qf2 Na6
  25. 25.c5 Bf6
  26. 26.Ba5 Bxe5
  27. 27.fxe5 Rd7
  28. 28.Nd6 Nxd6
  29. 29.Qxf8+ Kxf8
  30. 30.exd6 Rf7
  31. 31.Bh3 Nb8
  32. 32.Re1 Rf6
  33. 33.Bc3 Rh6
  34. 34.Bg4 Kf7
  35. 35.Bd2 Rf6
  36. 36.Bg5 Nd7
  37. 37.Bxf6 Nxf6
  38. 38.Bf3 g5
  39. 39.Rf1 Kg6
  40. 40.Rbe1 Bd7
  41. 41.Be4+ Kg7
  42. 42.Bg2 b5
  43. 43.Re3 a5
  44. 44.h3 h6
  45. 45.Rf2 g4
  46. 46.Rf4 gxh3
  47. 47.Bxh3 Nh7
  48. 48.Bg4 Ng5
  49. 49.Kf1 Rb8
  50. 50.Ke1 b4
  51. 51.Bd1 Nh3
  52. 52.Rf1 Ng5
  53. 53.Ba4 Be8
  54. 54.Kd2 Rd8
  55. 55.Kc1 Bd7
  56. 56.Kb2 Kg6
  57. 57.Bc2+ Kg7
  58. 58.a3 Rb8
  59. 59.Rb3 e5
  60. 60.axb4 Be6
  61. 61.bxa5 Bxb3
  62. 62.Bxb3 exd4
  63. 63.a6 Ne4
  64. 64.Rf7+ Kg6
  65. 65.Rb7 Rf8
  66. 66.Bc2 Rf2
  67. 67.Kb3 Rf3+
  68. 68.Kc4 Rc3+
  69. 69.Kxd4 Rxc2
  70. 70.Kxe4 Rc4+
  71. 71.Kf3 Rc3+
  72. 72.Kg2 Rc2+
  73. 73.Kh3 Rxc5
  74. 74.a7

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