Emanuel Lasker vs Henry Edward Bird

Liverpool m · 1890 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Henry Edward Bird
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Liverpool m
Site Liverpool
Round 2
Date 1890.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B26)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

3k4/R7/3p4/2pP4/4pN2/PP2Pn2/2K5/4r3 w - - 4 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 h5
  7. 7.h3 Bd7
  8. 8.Qd2 Nd4
  9. 9.Nd1 e5
  10. 10.c3 Nc6
  11. 11.Ne2 f5
  12. 12.d4 Qe7
  13. 13.Bg5 Bf6
  14. 14.Bxf6 Nxf6
  15. 15.exf5 gxf5
  16. 16.Ne3 O-O-O
  17. 17.d5 Nb8
  18. 18.Qc2 Qh7
  19. 19.O-O-O Rhg8
  20. 20.Rdg1 Na6
  21. 21.Bf1 Nc7
  22. 22.c4 Rg7
  23. 23.h4 Na6
  24. 24.a3 Rdg8
  25. 25.Bh3 Ng4
  26. 26.Nd1 Qh6+
  27. 27.Qd2 Qxd2+
  28. 28.Kxd2 Nf6
  29. 29.Ne3 Ng4
  30. 30.Nd1 Kc7
  31. 31.b3 b5
  32. 32.cxb5 Bxb5
  33. 33.Nec3 Bd7
  34. 34.Bf1 Kb6
  35. 35.Rg2 Nf6
  36. 36.Ne3 Nb8
  37. 37.Rhg1 Kc7
  38. 38.Bd3 e4
  39. 39.Bb5 Ng4
  40. 40.Bxd7 Nxe3
  41. 41.fxe3 Kxd7
  42. 42.Rf1 Rxg3
  43. 43.Rxg3 Rxg3
  44. 44.Rxf5 Rg2+
  45. 45.Ne2 Ke7
  46. 46.Rxh5 Nd7
  47. 47.Rh7+ Kd8
  48. 48.Rh6 Kc7
  49. 49.h5 Ne5
  50. 50.Rh7+ Kb6
  51. 51.h6 Rh2
  52. 52.Rh8 Nf7
  53. 53.Rb8+ Kc7
  54. 54.Re8 Ng5
  55. 55.Re7+ Kd8
  56. 56.Rxa7 Nf3+
  57. 57.Kd1 Rxh6
  58. 58.Nf4 Rh1+
  59. 59.Kc2 Re1

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