Paul Morphy vs Henry Edward Bird

London m5 · 1858 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Paul Morphy
Black Henry Edward Bird
Result 1-0
Event London m5
Site London
Date 1858.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/ppp1R1k1/1b3p1r/3P1P2/5Q1p/8/P5PP/7K b - - 6 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bxb4
  5. 5.c3 Bc5
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.cxd4 Bb6
  8. 8.O-O d6
  9. 9.d5 Na5
  10. 10.e5 Nxc4
  11. 11.Qa4+ Bd7
  12. 12.Qxc4 dxe5
  13. 13.Nxe5 Qf6
  14. 14.Nxd7 Kxd7
  15. 15.Qg4+ Ke8
  16. 16.Bg5 Qg6
  17. 17.Nc3 Nf6
  18. 18.Rae1+ Kf8
  19. 19.Qb4+ Kg8
  20. 20.Bxf6 Qxf6
  21. 21.Ne4 Qg6
  22. 22.Kh1 h5
  23. 23.f4 h4
  24. 24.f5 Qh5
  25. 25.Rf4 f6
  26. 26.Nxf6+ gxf6
  27. 27.Rg4+ Qxg4
  28. 28.Qxg4+ Kf8
  29. 29.Re6 Rh6
  30. 30.Qf4 Kg7
  31. 31.Re7+

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