[Event "Bird - Blackburne"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1888.11.29"]
[EventDate "1888.11.22"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Henry Edward Bird"]
[Black "Joseph Henry Blackburne"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1.f4 {Notes by Blackburne.} e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.exd6 Bxd6 4.Nf3 Nf6
{Nh6 answered very well in a previous game whivh I played with
Mr. Bird, and was also played by Herr Zukertort on several
occasions.} 5.d4 {He has here the choice of three moves, the
other two being c3 and d3.} Ng4 6.Bg5 f6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bf2 Nxf2
9.Kxf2 g4 10.Nh4 f5 11.g3 f4 12.Qd3 {Better than e4.} O-O
13.Ke1 Nc6 14.Nd2 Qe7 {Black could here win a Pawn, but it
would lead to a tremenous attack on the exposed King's wing.}
15.c3 Bd7 16.Ne4 {The following outlet from this cramped
position has been suggested 16.e4 fxe3 17.Ne4 Rae8 18.Bg2.}
Rae8 17.Nxd6 cxd6 18.Rd1 {Kd2 was imperative.} Qg5 {To hinder
the King's escape to safer quarters.} 19.Qd2 Qd5 20.Ng2 f3
21.Nf4 fxe2 {If 21...f2+ 22.Kxf2 Qxh1 23.Bg2 Qxh2 24.Rh1
winning the Queen.} 22.Bg2 exd1=Q+ 23.Kxd1 {The loss of the
Rook is decisive.} Qf5 24.Kc1 Ne7 25.h3 Qg5 26.hxg4 Bxg4
27.Bxb7 Ng6 28.Bd5+ Kh8 29.Bc6 Re7 30.Rf1 Nxf4 31.gxf4 Re2
32.Qxe2 Bxe2 33.fxg5 Bxf1 0-1