Annotated Games

HENRY EDWARD BIRD, CHESS NOVELTIES (1895)

90 annotated chess games from Henry Edward Bird, Chess Novelties (1895). Step through every move on an interactive board with the author's original annotations. View the source

Players Result Moves Opening Event
1798
Atwood, George vs Wilson, J
1-0 22 Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit, del Rio Attack London Casual Games
1799
Atwood, George vs Wilson, J
1-0 19 Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit, del Rio Attack London Casual Games
1828
Hyderabad vs Madras
0-1 52 Hungarian Opening: Dutch Defense Chess Novelties illustrative game
1834.07
De Labourdonnais, Louis Charles Mahe vs McDonnell, Alexander
1-0 55 Queen's Pawn Game: Mason Attack Match Labourdonnais-McDonnell(1)+15-6=4
1834.07
De Labourdonnais, Louis Charles Mahe vs McDonnell, Alexander
0-1 53 Queen's Pawn Game: Mason Attack Match Labourdonnais-McDonnell(2) +4-5=0
1836
De Saint Amant, Pierre Charles Four vs Walker, George
1-0 36 Bird Opening: Dutch Variation Match Saint Amant -Walker +5-1=0
1836
De Saint Amant, Pierre Charles Four vs Fraser, William
1-0 26 Bird Opening Match Saint Amant-Fraser
1836
Walker, George vs De Saint Amant, Pierre Charles Four
0-1 43 Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation Match Saint Amant -Walker +5-1=0
1841
Cochrane, John vs Staunton, Howard
0-1 35 Italian Game: Classical Variation Casuals Staunton-Cochrane
1842.03
Hanstein, Wilhelm vs Von Heydebrand und der Lasa, Tassilo
1/2-1/2 60 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation Match Von Heydebrand-Hanstein
1842
De Saint Amant, Pierre Charles Four vs Cochrane, John
0-1 22 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation Match Cochrane-Saint Amant +2-1=1
1842
Staunton, Howard vs Cochrane, John
1/2-1/2 29 Queen's Pawn Game: Mason Attack Casuals Staunton-Cochrane
1842
Von Jaenisch, Carl Friedrich vs Von Heydebrand und der Lasa, Tassilo
0-1 21 Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation Match Von Heydebrand-Von Jaenisch
1842
Von Jaenisch, Carl Friedrich vs Von Heydebrand und der Lasa, Tassilo
1-0 50 Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation Match Von der Lasa-Von Jaenisch +2-1=1
1843.05.06
Staunton, Howard vs De Saint Amant, Pierre Charles Four
0-1 58 Dutch Defense Match Saint Amant-Staunton +3-2=1
1843.12.17
Staunton, Howard vs De Saint Amant, Pierre Charles Four
0-1 24 French Defense: Steiner Variation Match Staunton-Saint Amant +11-6=4
1843
De Saint Amant, Pierre Charles Four vs Staunton, Howard
1-0 36 Italian Game: Bird's Attack Match Saint Amant-Staunton +3-2=1
1843
Kieseritzky, Lionel Adalbert BF vs De Saint Amant, Pierre Charles Four
1/2-1/2 50 Anderssen's Opening Paris
1844
Staunton, Howard vs Bristol
1-0 39 Bird Opening: Dutch Variation Chess Novelties illustrative game
1845
Williams, Elijah vs Henderson, John
1-0 13 Bird Opening: Double Duck Formation Bristol Chess Club Casual Games
1848
Bird, Henry Edward vs Simons, Arthur
1-0 23 Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Boden Variation London casual
1848
Bird, Henry Edward vs Simons, Arthur
1-0 26 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation London casual
1891
NN vs Bird, Henry Edward
0-1 13 Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack Chess Novelties illustrative game
1850
Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, Charles French
0-1 15 Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack London casual
1849
Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, Charles French
1-0 18 King's Gambit Accepted: Hanstein Gambit London casual
1851
Szen, Josef vs Anderssen, Adolf
0-1 30 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation London knockout
1851
Szen, Josef vs Anderssen, Adolf
1-0 31 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Szén Variation London 1851
1851
Horwitz, Bernhard vs Bird, Henry Edward
1-0 42 Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack London knockout
1851
Loewenthal, Johann Jacob vs Buckle, Henry Thomas
1-0 56 Bird Opening London m1
1851
Buckle, Henry Thomas vs Loewenthal, Johann Jacob
1-0 41 Bird Opening London m1
1851
Bird, Henry Edward vs Horwitz, Bernhard
1-0 43 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense London knockout
1859
Bird, Henry Edward vs Falkbeer, Ernst Karl
1/2-1/2 50 Bird Opening: Dutch Variation Match Bird-Falkbeer +7-7=3
1858.09.09
Harrwitz, Daniel vs Morphy, Paul
0-1 53 Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation Match Morphy-Harrwitz +5-2=1
1858.09.13
Harrwitz, Daniel vs Morphy, Paul
0-1 53 Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation Match Morphy-Harrwitz +5-2=1
1861.10.02
Kolisch, Ignaz vs Paulsen, Louis
1-0 24 Italian Game: Giuoco Piano Match Paulsen-Kolisch +7-6=18
1862.06.30
Owen, John vs Steinitz, William
1-0 61 English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense British CA-05 Grand Tournament
1862
Owen, John vs Anderssen, Adolf
1-0 45 Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit Accepted British CA-05 Grand Tournament
1866.12
Bird, Henry Edward vs Steinitz, William
1-0 27 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted Match Steinitz-Bird +7-5=5
1868
Bird, Henry Edward vs Steinitz, William
1-0 19 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense London Simpson's Divan casual
1872
Steinitz, William vs Zukertort, Johannes Hermann
1-0 55 Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack Match Steinitz-Zukertort +7-1=4
1872
Steinitz, William vs Zukertort, Johannes Hermann
1-0 35 Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Attack Match Steinitz-Zukertort +7-1=4
1873
Wisker, John vs Bird, Henry Edward
1-0 55 Van't Kruijs Opening Match Bird-Wisker (2) +6-4=2
1873
Steinitz, William vs Blackburne, Joseph Henry
1-0 31 Anderssen's Opening Wien International-01 plof
1873
Boden, Samuel Standidge vs Bird, Henry Edward
0-1 19 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation London
1875
MacDonnell, George Alcock vs Bird, Henry Edward
0-1 28 King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Long Whip England consultation
1879
Bird, Henry Edward / Walton vs Potter, William Norwood / Ballard
1-0 35 Bird Opening: Dutch Variation Chess Novelties illustrative game
1882
Steinitz, William vs Zukertort, Johannes Hermann
0-1 20 King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Paulsen Defense Deferred Wien International-02 25years WienerSK
1882
Bird, Henry Edward vs Blackburne, Joseph Henry
1-0 23 Bird Opening: Dutch Variation Wien International-02 25years WienerSK
1882.06.21
Steinitz, William vs Bird, Henry Edward
1-0 42 Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation Wien International-02 25years WienerSK
1883
Bird, Henry Edward vs Winawer, Szymon
1/2-1/2 37 Italian Game: Bird's Attack London International Masters notcounted