Emanuel Lasker vs Henry Edward Bird

Liverpool m · 1890 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Henry Edward Bird
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Liverpool m
Site Liverpool
Round 4
Date 1890.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B26)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

R7/4bk2/8/4p3/4R1K1/1P3rP1/Pr6/8 b - - 1 58

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 Ne6
  11. 11.Ne2 Bc6
  12. 12.d4 d5
  13. 13.c4 cxd4
  14. 14.exd5 dxe3
  15. 15.Nxe3 Ne7
  16. 16.dxe6 Qxd2+
  17. 17.Kxd2 fxe6
  18. 18.Nc3 O-O
  19. 19.Ke2 Bxg2
  20. 20.Nxg2 Nf5
  21. 21.Rhd1 Nd4+
  22. 22.Kf1 Rac8
  23. 23.b3 b5
  24. 24.Ne4 bxc4
  25. 25.Nd6 Rc7
  26. 26.Nxc4 Rcf7
  27. 27.Rd2 g5
  28. 28.Nd6 Rc7
  29. 29.Ne4 Bh6
  30. 30.Rb2 g4
  31. 31.hxg4 hxg4
  32. 32.Ne1 Rf5
  33. 33.Kg2 Bf8
  34. 34.Nd3 Nf3
  35. 35.Rh1 Ba3
  36. 36.Re2 Be7
  37. 37.Nb2 Nd4
  38. 38.Rd2 Bb4
  39. 39.Rdd1 Rc2
  40. 40.Nd3 Be7
  41. 41.Nxe5 Rxe5
  42. 42.Rxd4 Rd5
  43. 43.Ra4 a5
  44. 44.Re1 Kf7
  45. 45.Re3 Rf5
  46. 46.Rc3 Re2
  47. 47.Rc7 Ke8
  48. 48.Kf1 Rb2
  49. 49.Ra7 Rd5
  50. 50.R7xa5 Rd1+
  51. 51.Kg2 Rbb1
  52. 52.Ra8+ Kf7
  53. 53.f3 Rb2+
  54. 54.Nf2 e5
  55. 55.Rxg4 Rdd2
  56. 56.Re4 Rxf2+
  57. 57.Kh3 Rxf3
  58. 58.Kg4

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