Emanuel Lasker vs Henry Edward Bird

The Game

White	Emanuel Lasker
Black	Henry Edward Bird
Result	1-0
Event	Liverpool m
Site	Liverpool
Round	8
Date	1890.00.00
Opening	King's Pawn Opening (B00)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/1b3Qbk/2q3N1/p1npP1p1/2pP1P2/2B5/PP4K1/7R b - - 1 43

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 e6
2. 2.Nf3 b6
3. 3.e4 Bb7
4. 4.Bd3 g6
5. 5.Nc3 Bg7
6. 6.Bf4 d6
7. 7.Qe2 a6
8. 8.Rd1 Ne7
9. 9.O-O O-O
10. 10.Qe3 Nd7
11. 11.e5 d5
12. 12.Ne2 c5
13. 13.c3 c4
14. 14.Bb1 b5
15. 15.Ng5 h6
16. 16.Nh3 Kh7
17. 17.Bg3 Rh8
18. 18.f4 Kg8
19. 19.Rf3 Qb6
20. 20.Bh4 Nf5
21. 21.Bxf5 exf5
22. 22.Nf2 Re8
23. 23.g4 fxg4
24. 24.Nxg4 f5
25. 25.Nf2 Nf8
26. 26.Bg3 Ne6
27. 27.h4 Rh7
28. 28.Nh3 Bf8
29. 29.Rf2 Rg7
30. 30.Rg2 b4
31. 31.Be1 a5
32. 32.h5 gxh5
33. 33.Ng3 bxc3
34. 34.Bxc3 Kh7
35. 35.Qf3 h4
36. 36.Nxf5 Rxg2+
37. 37.Kxg2 Nc5
38. 38.Qh5 Qc6
39. 39.Qf7+ Kh8
40. 40.Nxh4 Bg7
41. 41.Ng6+ Kh7
42. 42.Ng5+ hxg5
43. 43.Rh1#

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