Wilhelm Steinitz vs Henry Edward Bird

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	Henry Edward Bird
Result	0-1
Event	Hastings
Site	Hastings
Date	1895.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves	35

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6r1/2PR3p/2N1pk2/5p2/1PP1n2P/4n3/6P1/6K1 w - - 3 36

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 c6
4. 4.e3 Nd7
5. 5.Nf3 Bd6
6. 6.e4 dxe4
7. 7.Nxe4 Bb4+
8. 8.Nc3 Ndf6
9. 9.Bd3 Qa5
10. 10.Bd2 Ne7
11. 11.O-O O-O
12. 12.a3 Bxc3
13. 13.Bxc3 Qc7
14. 14.Ne5 Rd8
15. 15.Qe2 b6
16. 16.b4 Bb7
17. 17.f4 Nf5
18. 18.Qf2 c5
19. 19.dxc5 bxc5
20. 20.Qxc5 Qxc5+
21. 21.bxc5 Be4
22. 22.Rfd1 Rdc8
23. 23.c6 Bxd3
24. 24.Rxd3 Ne4
25. 25.Bb4 a5
26. 26.Rad1 axb4
27. 27.c7 g5
28. 28.Rd8+ Kg7
29. 29.axb4 Ne3
30. 30.Rxc8 Rxc8
31. 31.Rd4 f5
32. 32.Rd7+ Kh6
33. 33.fxg5+ Kxg5
34. 34.h4+ Kf6
35. 35.Nc6 Rg8

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