Henry Bird Chess Games — Complete Database & PGN

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	Players	Result	Moves	Opening	Event
1848	Bird, Henry Edward vs Simons, Arthur	1-0	23	Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Boden Variation	London casual
1848	Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, Charles French	1-0	23	Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit, Andreaschek Gambit	London casual
1849.12.18	Bird, Henry Edward vs Simons, Arthur	1-0	26	Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation	London casual
1849	Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, Charles French	1-0	34	King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Sarratt Defense	Whittington casual
1849	Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, Charles French	1-0	42	Philidor Defense: Morphy Gambit	London casual
1849	Smith, Charles French vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	25	Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line	London casual
1849	Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, Charles French	1-0	11	Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation	London casual
1849	Bird, Henry Edward vs Medley, George Webb	1-0	33	French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation	Match Medley-Bird +5-2=0
1849	Bird, Henry Edward vs Medley, George Webb	1-0	63	Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation, Exchange Variation	London Ries' Divan knockout-prel
1849	Bird, Henry Edward vs Medley, George Webb	1-0	21	French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation	Match Medley-Bird +5-2=0
1849	Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, Charles French	1-0	29	Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense	London casual
1849	Smith, Charles French vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	24	Benoni Defense: French Benoni	London casual
1849	Bird, Henry Edward vs Loewe, Edward	1-0	31	Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Boden Variation	London casual
1849	Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, Charles French	1-0	30	Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit	London casual
1849	Bird, Henry Edward vs Loewe, Edward	1-0	25	Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation	London casual
1849	Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, Charles French	1-0	30	Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense	London casual
1850	Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, Charles French	1-0	35	Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense	London casual
1850	Smith, Charles French vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	32	Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit	London casual
1850	Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, Charles French	1-0	30	King's Gambit Accepted: Hanstein Gambit	London casual
1850	Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, Charles French	1-0	18	King's Gambit Accepted: Hanstein Gambit	London casual
1850	NN vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	15	Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack	England
1850	Simons, Arthur vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	26	Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Variation	London Match
1850	Simons, Arthur vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	45	Ruy Lopez	London Match
1850	Smith, Charles French vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	30	Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Morphy Attack	London Match
1850	Bird, Henry Edward vs Simons, Arthur	1-0	50	Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation	London
1850	Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, Charles French	1-0	20	Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense	London casual
1850	Simons, Arthur vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	28	Ruy Lopez	London Match Bird-Simons
1850	Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, J	1-0	21	Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation	London
1850	Smith, Charles French vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	21	Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Tartakower	London casual
1850	Bird, Henry Edward vs Smith, Charles French	1-0	21	Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line	London casual
1850	Bird, Henry Edward vs Pinkerley	1-0	24	Italian Game: Classical Variation, Albin Gambit	London
1850	Smith, Charles French vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	41	Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Hein Countergambit	London casual
1851	Bird, Henry Edward vs Horwitz, Bernhard	1-0	29	Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense	Match Horwitz-Bird +7-3=4
1851	Bird, Henry Edward vs Horwitz, Bernhard	1-0	59	Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense	London knockout
1851	Bird, Henry Edward vs Horwitz, Bernhard	1-0	61	Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted	Match Horwitz-Bird +7-3=4
1851	Horwitz, Bernhard vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	35	Sicilian Defense: Löwenthal Variation	Match Horwitz-Bird +7-3=4
1851	Bird, Henry Edward vs Anderssen, Adolf	1-0	44	Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense	London2
1856	Falkbeer, Ernst Karl vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	50	Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense	Match Bird-Falkbeer +7-7=3
1856	Falkbeer, Ernst Karl vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	58	French Defense: Exchange Variation	Match Bird-Falkbeer +7-7=3
1856	Bird, Henry Edward vs Falkbeer, Ernst Karl	1-0	42	Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation	Match Bird-Falkbeer +7-7=3
1857	Bird, Henry Edward vs Anderssen, Adolf	1-0	38	Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense	London
1858	Bird, Henry Edward vs Brien, Robert Barnett	1-0	40	French Defense: Exchange Variation	British CA-02 International Masters
1858	Staunton, Howard vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	50	Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line	London
1859.04.22	Bird, Henry Edward vs Arnous de Riviere, Jules	1-0	28	Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line	London Casual Games
1862	Steinitz, William vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	30	Three Knights Opening	British CA-05 Casual Games
1866.09	Bird, Henry Edward vs Steinitz, William	1-0	27	Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted	Match Steinitz-Bird +7-5=5
1866.09	Steinitz, William vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	29	French Defense: Paulsen Variation	Match Steinitz-Bird +7-5=5
1866.09	Bird, Henry Edward vs Steinitz, William	1-0	19	Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense	London Simpson's Divan casual
1866.10	Bird, Henry Edward vs Steinitz, William	1-0	41	Philidor Defense	Match Steinitz-Bird +7-5=5
1866.10	Steinitz, William vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	63	French Defense: Classical Variation	Match Steinitz-Bird +7-5=5