Chess Game
Wilhelm Steinitz vs Henry Bird
London, 1899 · Result ½–½ · Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation (A85).
Henry Bird½
Wilhelm Steinitz½
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1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Ne2 O-O 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 b6 9. f3 Bb7 10. e4 fxe4 11. fxe4 Nh5 12. g4 Rxf1+ 13. Qxf1 Nf6 14. g5 Nh5 15. Qh3 g6 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. Qxg3 d6 18. Be3 Qe7 19. c5 Rf8 20. cxd6 cxd6 21. Rf1 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Nd8 23. Ke2 Nf7 24. Kd2 Qd7 25. Kc1 Qa4 26. Kb2 Ba6 ½–½
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This chess game between Wilhelm Steinitz and Henry Bird was played at London in 1899 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation (A85). Step through every move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess board to analyse the game with the engine. You can also explore more games by Wilhelm Steinitz and Henry Bird from the CipherChess mega database.