Carl Schlechter vs Henry Edward Bird

Hastings · 1895 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Carl Schlechter
Black Henry Edward Bird
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings
Site Hastings
Date 1895.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C13)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

6R1/p5r1/5rkp/2pB3R/2P3P1/6K1/3n4/8 w - - 9 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.exd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bxe7 Nxe7
  7. 7.Nf3 c6
  8. 8.Bd3 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O Nf6
  10. 10.Ne2 O-O
  11. 11.c3 Qb6
  12. 12.Qb3 Qc7
  13. 13.Ng3 Rd8
  14. 14.Rad1 Bd7
  15. 15.Rfe1 Be8
  16. 16.Qc2 Ned5
  17. 17.Ng5 g6
  18. 18.N5e4 Nxe4
  19. 19.Nxe4 b6
  20. 20.Qc1 Qf4
  21. 21.Qxf4 Nxf4
  22. 22.Bf1 Kg7
  23. 23.g3 Nd5
  24. 24.Bg2 h6
  25. 25.Nd2 Rac8
  26. 26.Nc4 Rc7
  27. 27.Ne5 Rdc8
  28. 28.Nd3 Ne7
  29. 29.Be4 c5
  30. 30.dxc5 bxc5
  31. 31.Ne5 Bb5
  32. 32.Bg2 Rb8
  33. 33.Rd2 Rb6
  34. 34.Red1 Ra6
  35. 35.c4 Ba4
  36. 36.b3 f6
  37. 37.Nd3 Be8
  38. 38.Nf4 g5
  39. 39.Ne2 Bh5
  40. 40.Re1 Bxe2
  41. 41.Rdxe2 Nf5
  42. 42.Rxe6 Rxa2
  43. 43.Bd5 Nd4
  44. 44.Re8 f5
  45. 45.Rg8+ Kh7
  46. 46.Ree8 g4
  47. 47.Rh8+ Kg6
  48. 48.Reg8+ Rg7
  49. 49.Rd8 Ra6
  50. 50.h3 gxh3
  51. 51.Kh2 Nxb3
  52. 52.Kxh3 Nd4
  53. 53.Rc8 Nb3
  54. 54.f3 Rd6
  55. 55.g4 Kg5
  56. 56.Kg3 fxg4
  57. 57.fxg4 Rf6
  58. 58.Rce8 Nd2
  59. 59.Re5+ Kg6
  60. 60.Rh5 Rh7
  61. 61.Rg8+ Rg7

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