London IT - draws not counted
 
London / 1883.06.14
 
Black: Bird, Henry Edward
 

 
White: Blackburne, Joseph Henry

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B23: Sicilian, Closed
 

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Qd2 d6 9. Rd1 Bd7 10. O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. f3 a6 13. Qe3 Qa5 14. a3 Qh5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Qe5 17. c3 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Qe6 19. Rfd1 Qc8 20. f4 e6 21. R5d3 Be7 22. Kh1 Qc7 23. f5 exf5 24. exf5 Rfe8 25. fxg6 hxg6 26. Bf3 Bf6 27. Qf2 Be5 28. Bd5 Kg7 29. Rf3 f6 30. Rf1 Rf8 31. h3 Rae8 32. c4 b6 33. Rb3 Rb8 34. Qd2 Qc5 35. Rd3 Rh8 36. b4 Qc7 37. Rdf3 Qe7 38. Qe2 Rbf8 39. Rb1 g5 40. Rfb3 Rh4 41. a4 Rfh8 42. a5 Qd7 43. Qf1 Rf4 44. Rf3 Rxf3 45. Qxf3 g4 46. Qe4 f5 47. Qe3 f4 48. Qxb6 Qf5 49. Qb7+ Kh6 50. Be4 Qf6 51. Qd7 gxh3 52. gxh3 f3 53. Qf5 Qxf5 54. Bxf5 Rf8 55. Be4 Bc3 56. b5 axb5 57. a6 f2 58. Kg2 Bd4 59. cxb5 Re8 60. a7 Rg8+ 61. Kf3 Bxa7 62. Bd3 Bb6 63. Bf1 Rf8+ 64. Kg2 Kg5 65. Rb3 Rf4 66. Rg3+ Kf6 67. Rf3 Ke5 68. Rxf4 Kxf4 69. h4 Kg4 70. h5 Kxh5 71. Kf3 Kg5 72. Ke4 Kf6 73. Kd5 Ke7 74. Bh3 Bc5 75. Kc6 Kf6 76. Kd5 (Draw)