Henry Edward Bird vs Joseph Henry Blackburne - 4th BCA Congress 1888.08.08

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Henry Edward Bird vs Joseph Henry Blackburne
4th BCA Congress Bradford ENG round 4 1888.08.08
King’s Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit 0-1

[Event "4th BCA Congress"]
[Site "Bradford ENG"]
[Date "1888.08.08"]
[EventDate "1888.08.06"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Henry Edward Bird"]
[Black "Joseph Henry Blackburne"]
[ECO "C31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Source "(London) Field, 1888.08.25, p.291"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. f4 e5 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qc2 Bf5
7. Nge2 Bc5 8. Ng3 Bf2+ 9. Kd1 Bxg3 10. hxg3 O-O 11. Be2 Na6
12. Ke1 cxd5 13. cxd5 Nb4 14. Qb3 Nbxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Qxd5
Nxd5 17. a3 Rac8 18. b4 Rfd8 19. g4 Bd7 20. g3 f6 21. Bd1 Be6
22. Kf2 Rc7 23. f5 Bf7 24. Re1 Re7 25. Bc2 Rde8 26. Ba4 Rc8
27. Bb2 Nb6 28. Bd1 Nc4 29. Bc3 Rd8 30. Re2 Rd3 31. Rc1 Bd5
32. Re1 Nxd2 33. Bxd2 Rxd2+ 34. Be2 e3+ 35. Kg1 a6 36. Rc8+
Kf7 37. Rd8 Bb3 38. Rh8 Rc7 39. g5 fxg5 40. Bh5+ Kf6 41. Rf8+
Bf7 42. Bxf7 Rxf7 43. Rxf7+ Kxf7 44. Rxe3 h5 45. a4 Rb2
46. Re4 Kf6 47. g4 hxg4 48. Re6+ Kxf5 49. Rb6 g3 50. Rxb7 Kg4
51. b5 axb5 52. Rxb5 Ra2 53. Rb8 Rxa4 54. Kg2 Ra2+ 55. Kg1 Re2
56. Ra8 g2 57. Rb8 Kf3 58. Rf8+ Kg3 59. Re8 Rf2 60. Rf8 Rf1+
0-1

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Updated: 2 February, 2022
Created: 2 February, 2022