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A03 Bird (1.. d5)

Bird Opening: Dutch Variation

Siegbert Tarrasch vs Allies, 1914

1-0, 31 moves ("Ashes Tarrasch's")

[Event "Naples"]
[Site "Naples"]
[Date "1914.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Siegbert Tarrasch"]
[Black "Allies"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]
1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Bd7 5.O-O e6 6.b3 Qc7 7.Bb2 f6 8.c4 Nce7 9.Nc3 Nh6 10.Rc1 Bxb5 11.Nxb5 Qd7 12.Qe2 Nc6 13.cxd5 exd5 14.e4 O-O-O 15.e5 a6 16.Nc3 b5 17.a4 b4 18.Nd1 Kb7 19.exf6 gxf6 20.Bxf6 Re8 21.Ne3 Rg8 22.Qd3 Ng4 23.Nxg4 Qxg4 24.Rf2 Qd7 25.Ne5 Nxe5 26.Bxe5 Rc8 27.Qf3 Kb6 28.d3 Bh6 29.R2c2 d4 30.a5+ Kb5 31.Bc7 {"White's last move is one of the most beautiful ever played on the chess-board." Reinfeld} 1-0

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