| ECO A02 in 1879 play it! bird henry e defeats black's blackburne josep in 91 moves | 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 Ne4 6. Nc3 f5 7. Qd3 Qe7 8. Nb5 Nc6 9. Nxd6+ Qxd6 10. c3 O-O 11. g3 Re8 12. Bg2 Qe7 13. O-O Nd6 14. Re1 Bd7 15. Bg5 Qf8 16. Bf4 Rad8 17. Ng5 g6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Bd5+ Kg7 20. Qd2 Ne7 21. Be6 Ng8 22. d5 Nf6 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Ne6+ Rxe6 25. dxe6 Re7 26. Qxd6 Qe8 27. Rad1 Rxe6 28. Qc7+ Re7 29. Qd8 Qf7 30. Rd6 Re8 31. Qa5 b6 32. Qb5 Qe7 33. Qd3 Qf7 34. c4 Re7 35. Rd1 h5 36. Qc3 Rc7 37. b3 Qe7 38. Qd4 Kf7 39. b4 g5 40. c5 bxc5 41. bxc5 Ne4 42. Qd5+ Kg7 43. Rd7 Rxd7 44. Qxd7 Kf6 45. Qxe7+ Kxe7 46. c6 |
| ECO A03 in 1889 play it! bird henry e defeats black's hanham james in 123 moves | 1. f4 d5 2. e3 e6 3. Nh3 Nh6 4. b3 f6 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Nc3 a6 7. Bh5+ g6 8. Bf3 Nf7 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. O-O h5 11. Qe1 Qe7 12. a4 Rh7 13. Qe2 c6 14. a5 e5 15. fxe5 fxe5 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Nxd5 Qe6 18. Qc4 Nf8 19. Ba3 Rg7 20. Bxd6 Nxd6 21. Nc7+ Rxc7 22. Qxc7 Qe7 23. Qxe7+ Kxe7 24. Ng5 Bf5 25. d3 e4 26. d4 Ne6 27. Nxe6 Kxe6 28. c4 Rc8 29. Ra4 Rc7 30. Rb4 Ke7 31. Kf2 Be6 32. Ke1 Bc8 33. Kd2 Be6 34. h4 Bf5 35. Rf4 Kd7 36. Kc3 Nb5+ 37. Kd2 Nd6 38. d5 Rc5 39. Ra4 Ke7 40. Kc3 Rc7 41. Kd4 Kf6 42. Rb4 Rd7 43. Rb6 Ke7 44. c5 Nc8 45. Rxf5 gxf5 46. Rh6 Kd8 47. Rxh5 Ne7 48. d6 Nc6+ 49. Kd5 Rf7 50. Ke6 Rf8 51. g3 Nd4+ 52. Ke5 Nxb3 53. Rxf5 Re8+ 54. Kd5 Nxa5 55. h5 Nc6 56. g4 a5 57. h6 a4 58. Rf7 Re5+ 59. Kc4 Re6 60. Rf8+ Kd7 61. h7 Rh6 62. h8=Q |
| ECO A02 in 1893 play it! bird henry e defeats black's muller van vliet in 85 moves | 1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 g5 5. c3 g4 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Nd4 Qh4+ 8. Kd1 Ne7 9. g3 Qh5 10. Bg2 Bd7 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Qe4+ Be6 13. d4 O-O-O 14. Qc2 f5 15. e3 Qf7 16. b3 Bd5 17. Rf1 Bxg2 18. Qxg2 Qg6 19. Qc2 Rhf8 20. Nd2 Be7 21. a4 Bg5 22. Nc4 h6 23. Qd3 Qe6 24. Kc2 Rf7 25. Ba3 a6 26. a5 Qd5 27. Rf2 Re8 28. Raf1 Re4 29. Bc5 h5 30. Re2 Rd7 31. Rd1 Rd8 32. b4 Rde8 33. Kb2 f4 34. gxf4 Bxf4 35. Rde1 Bh6 36. Nd2 Ne5 37. Qc2 Nc4+ 38. Nxc4 Qxc4 39. Qd2 c6 40. Qc2 Bxe3 41. Kb1 Qf7 42. d5 Qf4 43. dxc6 |
| ECO A03 in 1882 play it! bird henry e defeats black's ware preston in 73 moves | 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 f5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 e6 5. e3 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bd3 Bd7 8. O-O Be8 9. Qe1 c6 10. Ne2 Ne4 11. Bxe4 fxe4 12. Ne5 Bf6 13. Qg3 Nd7 14. Nd4 Qe7 15. Qh3 Bf7 16. Ng4 c5 17. Ba3 a6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Ne2 b5 20. Rab1 Qe7 21. b4 c4 22. Bb2 Bg6 23. Nd4 Rae8 24. g4 Bf7 25. Bc3 Qd6 26. Qg3 Qb6 27. Rf2 e5 28. Nf5 Bg6 29. fxe5 Qe6 30. Rbf1 h6 31. h4 h5 32. Nxg7 Kxg7 33. gxh5 Rxf2 34. Rxf2 Kh7 35. Rf6 Nxf6 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 37. exf6 |
| ECO A03 in 1878 play it! bird henry e defeats black's englisch berthol in 73 moves | 1. f4 d5 2. e3 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. b3 Nf6 5. Bb2 Bd6 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Bb5 a6 8. Bxd7+ Bxd7 9. O-O Qc7 10. a4 b6 11. d3 Bc8 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Qg3 Rg8 14. c4 Nd7 15. Nd2 Nf8 16. Qh3 f6 17. Nef3 Qf7 18. d4 h6 19. f5 exf5 20. Qxf5 Qe6 21. Qd3 a5 22. cxd5 Qxd5 23. e4 Qe6 24. d5 Qd7 25. Nc4 Ba6 26. e5 Bxc4 27. bxc4 fxe5 28. Nxe5 Bxe5 29. Bxe5 O-O-O 30. Rab1 Qb7 31. Bg3 Nd7 32. Rf7 g6 33. Qe3 Rde8 34. Qxh6 Re4 35. Qh7 Rge8 36. Qxg6 Rxc4 37. Rf4 |
| ECO A02 in 1891 play it! bird henry e defeats black's samuel tinsley in 83 moves | 1. f4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e3 d5 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Bd3 Nbd5 11. Qe1 Nb4 12. Bb1 b6 13. Ne2 Ba6 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Bd2 Nbd5 16. e4 Nc7 17. Nxc6 Qd7 18. Ne5 Qd8 19. Be3 e6 20. Rf3 Nce8 21. Nc3 Nd6 22. Bf2 Bb7 23. Bd3 a6 24. Rd1 b5 25. a3 Re8 26. Bh4 Qc7 27. Qe3 h5 28. Rg3 Nh7 29. Nf3 Qb6 30. e5 Nc4 31. Bxc4 Rxc4 32. Ne4 Rc2 33. Nd6 Rb8 34. Qb3 Qc6 35. Rxg6 Rc1 36. Rg3 Kf8 37. Be7+ Kg8 38. Nxb7 Qc4 39. Qxc4 Rxd1+ 40. Qf1 Rxf1+ 41. Kxf1 Rxb7 42. Bf6 |
| ECO B40 in 1878 play it! bird henry e defeats black's anderssen adolf in 55 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 cxd4 6. Ne2 Nf6 7. Ng3 Bd6 8. Qe2 Bb8 9. b3 a6 10. Bd3 d6 11. Bb2 e5 12. O-O O-O 13. f4 Re8 14. Nh5 Ng4 15. Rf3 g6 16. Ng3 Ba7 17. f5 d5 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Raf1 dxe4 20. Qxe4 Be6 21. Rxf7 Bxf7 22. Rxf7 Qg5 23. Qxb7 Qh4 24. h3 Nf6 25. Rg7+ Kh8 26. Rxg6 Rg8 27. Rxf6 e4 28. Qxe4 |
| ECO C65 in 1866 play it! bird henry e defeats black's steinitz wilhelm in 43 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. O-O a6 7. Ba4 Be7 8. c3 dxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qd5 Nc5 11. Bc2 b6 12. Be3 Bb7 13. Bxc5 Bxc5 14. e6 dxe6 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Ng5 Re8 18. Qxf7+ Kh8 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qxg7+ |
| ECO C64 in 1850 play it! bird henry e defeats black's smith j in 41 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Qf6 5. O-O Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7. Bg5 Qg6 8. Bxe7 Nxe7 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ne5 Qf6 12. f4 d6 13. Nf3 Qxf4 14. Qd3 f5 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Kh1 fxe4 17. Nxe4 d5 18. Nfg5 Qxf1+ 19. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 20. Qxf1 Bd7 21. Qf7 |
| ECO C67 in 1866 play it! bird henry e defeats black's steinitz wilhelm in 53 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d4 e4 8. Nc3 f5 9. Ne5 Be6 10. d5 cxd5 11. Nxd5 Nf7 12. Nf4 Qf6 13. Nf3 Be7 14. Nh5 Qg6 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. c4 O-O-O 17. Nf4 Qd6 18. Nd5 Ne5 19. Qb3 Rhe8 20. Bf4 g5 21. c5 Qa6 22. Bxe5 Ba4 23. Nxc7 Bxb3 24. Nxa6 Bc4 25. Nc7 Rg8 26. Nxf5 Bf8 27. Nd6+ |
| ECO C30 in 1889 play it! bird henry e defeats black's showalter j in 84 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. Bc4 c6 6. d3 Ngf6 7. Na4 Bb4+ 8. c3 Ba5 9. b4 Bc7 10. fxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Bb3 O-O 13. Bg5 Qd6 14. O-O Bg4 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. Nb2 Rae8 17. Nc4 Qg6 18. Bh4 Be6 19. Ne3 Bb6 20. Kh1 Qh6 21. Bf2 Nf6 22. Qe1 Rd8 23. Rd1 Bc8 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. Bxb6 Ng4 26. Bg1 Bc8 27. Rf3 b6 28. Rh3 Qg5 29. Qh4 Qxh4 30. Rxh4 Rd6 31. Rh3 Rfd8 32. Rf3 Nf6 33. h3 Ba6 34. c4 Nxe4 35. c5 bxc5 36. Bxf7+ Kh8 37. bxc5 Rxd3 38. Rfxd3 Rxd3 39. Re1 Ng3+ 40. Kh2 Rc3 41. Rxe5 Nf1+ 42. Kh1 Ng3+ |
| ECO C30 in 1889 play it! bird henry e defeats black's macleod n in 47 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. c3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. d3 a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. fxe5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe4 10. Qe2 Qh4+ 11. Kd1 O-O-O 12. Nxc6 Nf2+ 13. Kc2 bxc6 14. g3 Qf6 15. Rf1 Bc5 16. d4 Qf5+ 17. Kb3 Qd5+ 18. Qc4 Qg2 19. dxc5 Nd3 20. Nd2 Nxc1+ 21. Raxc1 Qxd2 22. Qxa6+ Kb8 23. Rf4 Qd5+ 24. Ka3 |
| ECO C54 in 1882 play it! bird henry e defeats black's mackenzie george in 83 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. b4 Bb6 6. d3 d6 7. a4 a5 8. b5 Ne7 9. Na3 Ng6 10. Be3 c6 11. bxc6 bxc6 12. Qb3 Bxe3 13. Bxf7+ Ke7 14. fxe3 Nf8 15. Bc4 N8d7 16. O-O Rb8 17. Qd1 Nc5 18. Qc2 Be6 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. Nc4 Nc5 21. d4 Ncxe4 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Ncxe5 Qc7 24. Nd4 Rb6 25. Nc4 Rbb8 26. Nxa5 Rb6 27. Nc4 Rbb8 28. a5 Rhe8 29. Ne5 Kf8 30. Qxe4 Rxe5 31. Qxc6 Qe7 32. a6 Qe8 33. Qd6+ Kg8 34. Nc6 Reb5 35. Nxb8 Rxb8 36. a7 Ra8 37. Qd4 h5 38. e4 Qc8 39. e5 Ng4 40. h3 Nh6 41. Qd5+ Kh7 42. e6 |
| ECO C30 in 1889 play it! bird henry e defeats black's baird david in 77 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. Qb3 Bxf3 7. Bxf7+ Kf8 8. Bxg8 Rxg8 9. gxf3 Qh4+ 10. Kd1 Qf2 11. Kc2 Re8 12. Qc4 exf4 13. Qf1 Qxf1 14. Rxf1 g5 15. d4 Bb6 16. a4 a5 17. Nd2 Nb8 18. Nc4 Nd7 19. b3 Re6 20. Kd3 Rh6 21. Ra2 Rh3 22. Rg2 Rg6 23. Ke2 Kf7 24. Rfg1 Kf6 25. Bd2 Rh5 26. Be1 Kg7 27. Bf2 Kh6 28. Nb2 c6 29. Nd3 Bd8 30. h4 Nf8 31. hxg5+ Bxg5 32. Be1 Rf6 33. c4 b6 34. Bc3 Rf7 35. e5 d5 36. c5 bxc5 37. Nxc5 Ra7 38. Bd2 Ra8 39. Rxg5 |
| ECO C54 in 1878 play it! bird henry e defeats black's rosenthal samuel in 67 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. b4 Bb6 6. Qb3 O-O 7. d3 d6 8. a4 a6 9. a5 Ba7 10. Bg5 Qe7 11. O-O Nd8 12. Nbd2 Ne6 13. Bh4 Nf4 14. Rfe1 Be6 15. d4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Ng6 17. Rad1 exd4 18. cxd4 Qe6 19. d5 Qg4 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. h3 Qh5 22. Qc3 f5 23. e5 Nf4 24. Nd4 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Ne2+ 26. Rxe2 Qxe2 27. Qg3+ Kh8 28. exd6 Rg8 29. Qc3 f6 30. dxc7 Rg7 31. d6 Rag8 32. Ne3 Qf3 33. Rg4 Rxg4 34. hxg4 |
| ECO C54 in 1883 play it! bird henry e defeats black's rosenthal s in 129 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. b4 Bb6 6. d3 d6 7. a4 a6 8. O-O Ne7 9. Be3 c6 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Ng5 Nh8 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. a5 Qd8 15. Qc2 h6 16. Ngf3 Ng6 17. Rfe1 Nh5 18. d4 Nhf4 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Bf1 Qf6 21. Re3 Be6 22. g3 Nh3+ 23. Bxh3 Bxh3 24. Nb3 Rad8 25. Nc5 Qe7 26. Rd1 Bc8 27. Red3 Rxd3 28. Qxd3 Bg4 29. Rd2 f5 30. Ne1 fxe4 31. Qxe4 Bf5 32. Qc4+ Kh7 33. Ng2 e4 34. Qe2 Ne5 35. Nh4 Kg8 36. Nxf5 Rxf5 37. Kg2 Nf3 38. Rd7 Qg5 39. Qxe4 Qh5 40. Rd8+ Kh7 41. h3 Qg6 42. Nd7 Nh4+ 43. Kg1 Rf3 44. Nc5 Qxe4 45. Nxe4 Ng6 46. Rd7 Ne5 47. Rxb7 Rd3 48. Rc7 Rd1+ 49. Kg2 Re1 50. Nf6+ Kg6 51. Ng4 Nd3 52. Rxc6+ Kh7 53. f4 Rc1 54. Ne5 Rc2+ 55. Kf3 Nc1 56. Rc8 h5 57. f5 Na2 58. h4 Rxc3+ 59. Rxc3 Nxc3 60. Nc6 Kg8 61. Nb8 Kf7 62. Nxa6 Nb5 63. Nc5 Ke7 64. Kf4 Kd6 65. Kg5 |
| ECO C64 in 1850 play it! bird henry e defeats black's simons a by checkmate in 99 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Nge7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. Nc3 d6 9. Bg5 Bg4 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. d5 f6 12. Be3 cxd5 13. Bxb6 Bxf3 14. gxf3 axb6 15. Nxd5 Ng6 16. Rc1 Rf7 17. Nxc7 Ra5 18. Nd5 f5 19. b4 Rxa2 20. Qb3 Nh4 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Qxa2 Nxf3+ 23. Kh1 fxe4 24. Qe6 Qe7 25. Rc8+ Kg7 26. Qg4+ Kh6 27. Rg8 f5 28. Qf4+ Kh5 29. Rg3 d5 30. Rh3+ Nh4 31. Rg1 d4 32. Rhg3 h6 33. Qd2 f4 34. Qd1+ f3 35. Qxd4 Qe6 36. Qh8 Ng2 37. Qg8 Qf5 38. Rh3+ Qxh3 39. Qxf7+ Kg5 40. Qe7+ Kg6 41. Qxe4+ Kf6 42. Qc6+ Ke5 43. Rd1 Nf4 44. Qd6+ Kf5 45. Rd5+ Kg4 46. Qd7+ Kh4 47. Qe7+ Kg4 48. Qg7+ Kh4 49. Qxh6+ Nh5 50. Qg5# |
| ECO C65 in 1851 play it! bird henry e defeats black's horwitz b in 117 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 Nxd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 Nd5 7. O-O Bc5 8. c3 a6 9. Bc4 Nb6 10. Bb3 dxc3 11. Nxc3 O-O 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Qh5 d6 14. Bg5 Qxe5 15. Rae1 Nd5 16. Nxc5 Nf6 17. Qh4 Qxc5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Re3 Bf5 20. Qxf6 Bg6 21. Rg3 Qe5 22. Qh4 Qxb2 23. f4 Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Rae8 25. Qg5 Qb2 26. Rgf3 Qd2 27. h4 c6 28. h5 Re5 29. Bxf7+ Rxf7 30. Qd8+ Rf8 31. Qxf8+ Kxf8 32. fxe5+ Kg7 33. hxg6 dxe5 34. gxh7 Kxh7 35. Kh2 e4 36. Rh3+ Kg6 37. Rg3+ Kh7 38. Rf7+ Kh6 39. Rf6+ Kh5 40. Rf8 Qd4 41. Rh8+ Qxh8 42. Rh3+ Kg4 43. Rxh8 Kf4 44. Rf8+ Ke3 45. Kg3 c5 46. Rb8 b5 47. Rb6 c4 48. Rxa6 c3 49. Rc6 Kd2 50. Kf4 e3 51. Rd6+ Ke2 52. g4 Kf2 53. Rh6 e2 54. Rh2+ Kf1 55. Kf3 e1=N+ 56. Ke3 Ng2+ 57. Rxg2 Kxg2 58. g5 b4 59. Kd3 |
| ECO C39 in 1903 play it! bird henry e defeats black's pfander by checkmate in 29 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h5 6. Bc4 Nh6 7. d4 f6 8. Bxf4 fxg5 9. hxg5 Nf7 10. g6 Ng5 11. Qd2 Nxe4 12. Bf7+ Ke7 13. Bg5+ Nxg5 14. Qxg5+ Kd6 15. Qc5# |
| ECO C48 in 1878 play it! bird henry e defeats black's gifford h in 46 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. Nxe5 O-O 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. Be2 Qd4 8. O-O Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Qxe4 10. d3 Qh4 11. Be3 Bd6 12. g3 Qe7 13. Re1 f5 14. Bf1 Qf6 15. f4 Be6 16. c3 c5 17. d4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Qf7 19. Qa4 Bd5 20. Bg2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rfe8 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. axb3 a6 |