Henry Edward Bird, Chess Masterpieces (1875)

ANNOTATED GAMES

157 annotated chess games from Henry Edward Bird, Chess Masterpieces (1875). Step through every move on an interactive board with the author's original annotations. View the source

Players Result Moves Opening Event
1862
Anderssen, Adolf vs Steinitz, William
1-0 42 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio de Janeiro Variation British CA-05 Grand Tournament
1862
MacDonnell, George Alcock vs Anderssen, Adolf
0-1 31 Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal British CA-05 Grand Tournament
1862
Anderssen, Adolf vs Blackburne, Joseph Henry
1-0 53 French Defense: Exchange Variation British CA-05 Grand Tournament
1862
Owen, John vs Anderssen, Adolf
1-0 45 Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted British CA-05 Grand Tournament
1864.08
Kolisch, Ignaz vs Hirschfeld, Philipp
1-0 31 Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mortimer-Evans Gambit Match Hirschfeld-Kolisch (1) +4-4=0
1866
Anderssen, Adolf vs Steinitz, William
0-1 44 Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Paulsen Variation Match Steinitz-Anderssen +8-6=0
1866
Steinitz, William vs De Vere, Cecil Valentine
1-0 24 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation London Handicap
1866
De Vere, Cecil Valentine vs Steinitz, William
1/2-1/2 50 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense London Handicap
1866
De Vere, Cecil Valentine vs Steinitz, William
1-0 27 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted British CA Grand Tourney
1867.09.09
Steinitz, William vs Neumann, Gustav Richard
1-0 33 Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense: Steinitz Gambit, Paulsen Defense British CA Grand Tourney
1867
Blackburne, Joseph Henry vs De Vere, Cecil Valentine
1-0 28 Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit British CA Grand Tourney
1866
Neumann, Gustav Richard vs Blackburne, Joseph Henry
1-0 47 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation British CA Handicap
1868.07.08
Zukertort, Johannes Hermann vs Schulten, John William
1-0 36 Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Johner Defense Berlin Cafe Jacoby
1868
Blackburne, Joseph Henry vs MacDonnell, George Alcock
0-1 61 Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto Variation British CA Challenge Cup-02
1869
MacDonnell, George Alcock vs Boden, Samuel Standidge
0-1 24 Bishop's Opening: McDonnell Gambit, La Bourdonnais-Denker Gambit London int
1872.11.23
Boden, Samuel Standidge vs Bird, Henry Edward
1-0 40 Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line Casual game
1873
Blackburne, Joseph Henry vs Steinitz, William
1-0 27 Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense Wien International-01
1873
Anderssen, Adolf vs Bird, Henry Edward
1-0 31 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation Wien International-01
1873
Rosenthal, Samuel vs Anderssen, Adolf
0-1 59 Scotch Game: Classical Variation Wien International-01
1873
Anderssen, Adolf vs Paulsen, Louis
1-0 40 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation Wien International-01
1873
Blackburne, Joseph Henry vs Bird, Henry Edward
1-0 37 Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense Wien International-01
1873
Paulsen, Louis vs Steinitz, William
0-1 45 Vienna Game: Paulsen Variation Wien International-01
1873
Bird, Henry Edward vs Rosenthal, Samuel
1-0 60 Bird Opening Wien International-01
1873
Rosenthal, Samuel vs Bird, Henry Edward
0-1 20 King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Paulsen Attack Wien International-01
1873
Anderssen, Adolf vs Blackburne, Joseph Henry
0-1 31 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation Wien International-01
1873
Bird, Henry Edward vs Steinitz, William
0-1 48 Ruy Lopez: Open Wien International-01
1873.08.25
Blackburne, Joseph Henry vs Rosenthal, Samuel
0-1 41 Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal Variation, Traditional System Wien International-01
1873
Blackburne, Joseph Henry vs Rosenthal, Samuel
0-1 26 King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Rosenthal Defense Wien International-01
1873.09
Steinitz, William vs Blackburne, Joseph Henry
1-0 31 Anderssen's Opening Wien International-01 plof
1873.11.15
Bird, Henry Edward vs Boden, Samuel Standidge
1-0 38 Italian Game: Giuoco Piano Casual game
1873
Boden, Samuel Standidge vs Bird, Henry Edward
0-1 19 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation London
1873
Bird, Henry Edward vs Wisker, John
1-0 32 Bird Opening Casual game
1873
Bird, Henry Edward vs Wisker, John
0-1 55 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack Casual game
1873.07.19
Steinitz, William / Blackburne, Joseph Henry / Bird, Henry Edward vs Anderssen, Adolf / Paulsen, Louis / Rosenthal, Samuel
0-1 28 English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense Wien consultation
1874
MacDonnell, George Alcock vs Wisker, John
0-1 30 Bird Opening: Dutch Variation Match Wisker-MacDonnell +7-4=4
1874
Wisker, John vs MacDonnell, George Alcock
1-0 52 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Tarrasch Variation Match Wisker-MacDonnell +7-4=4
1874
Wisker, John vs MacDonnell, George Alcock
0-1 50 Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Paulsen Variation London Casual Games
1883.12
Blackburne, Joseph Henry vs NN
1-0 24 Philidor Defense: Morphy Gambit Casual game
Bird, Henry Edward vs Boden, Samuel Standidge
0-1 23 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Kieseritzky Variation Casual game
MacDonnell, George Alcock vs Bird, Henry Edward
0-1 40 Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line Casual game
Mieses, Samuel vs Anderssen, Adolf
0-1 22 King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Anderssen Defense Casual game
Bird, Henry Edward vs Boden, Samuel Standidge
1-0 56 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Kieseritzky Variation Casual game
Boden, Samuel Standidge vs Bird, Henry Edward
1-0 36 Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line Casual game
Boden, Samuel Standidge vs Bird, Henry Edward
1-0 27 Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense Casual game
Bird, Henry Edward vs Boden, Samuel Standidge
1-0 48 Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line Casual game
Boden, Samuel Standidge vs Bird, Henry Edward
1-0 44 Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit Casual game
Boden, Samuel Standidge vs Bird, Henry Edward
1-0 24 Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit Casual game
Boden, Samuel Standidge vs Bird, Henry Edward
0-1 39 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo Casual game
Boden, Samuel Standidge vs Bird, Henry Edward
0-1 34 Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense Casual game
Boden, Samuel Standidge vs Bird, Henry Edward
0-1 18 Ponziani Opening: Spanish Variation, Harrwitz Attack, Nikitin Gambit Casual game