Henry Bird Chess Games — Complete Database & PGN

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	Players	Result	Moves	Opening	Event
1866.11	Bird, Henry Edward vs Steinitz, William	1-0	22	Ruy Lopez: Closed	Match Steinitz-Bird +7-5=5
1866	Minchin, James Innes vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	23	Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo	British CA Challenge Cup-01
1868.11	Wisker, John vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	48	King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense	British CA Challenge Cup-02
1868.11	Bird, Henry Edward vs Owen, John	1-0	25	Owen Defense	British CA Challenge Cup-02
1868.11	Hampton, John Williams vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	41	Ponziani Opening: Spanish Variation	British CA Challenge Cup-02
1869.12.18	Bird, Henry Edward vs Boden, Samuel Standidge	1-0	19	Ruy Lopez: Closed, Center Attack, Basque Gambit	Westminster CC
1869	Bird, Henry Edward vs NN	1-0	14	King's Gambit Accepted: Rosentreter Gambit, Bird Gambit	Bird GBR tour sim
1870	MacDonnell, George Alcock vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	22	King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense	GBR tour sim
1873.03.12	Wisker, John vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	36	Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Paulsen Variation	Match Bird-Wisker (1) +6-6=2
1873.03.31	Wisker, John vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	22	King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense	Match Bird-Wisker (1) +6-6=2
1873.05.10	Wisker, John vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	55	Van't Kruijs Opening	Match Bird-Wisker (2) +6-4=2
1873.07.21	Gelbfuhs, Oscar vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	65	Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation	Wien International-01
1873.07.22	Bird, Henry Edward vs Gelbfuhs, Oscar	1-0	15	Bird Opening	Wien International-01
1873.07.24	Anderssen, Adolf vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	40	Italian Game: Evans Gambit	Wien International-01
1873.07.30	Bird, Henry Edward vs Heral, Josef	1-0	34	French Defense	Wien International-01
1873.07.31	Bird, Henry Edward vs Pitschel, Karl	1-0	35	French Defense	Wien International-01
1873.08.01	Pitschel, Karl vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	28	King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham Defense	Wien International-01
1873.08.07	Bird, Henry Edward vs Fleissig, Maximilian	1-0	23	French Defense	Wien International-01
1873.08.08	Fleissig, Maximilian vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	42	Italian Game: Evans Gambit	Wien International-01
1873.08.11	Bird, Henry Edward vs Meitner, Philipp	1-0	53	French Defense	Wien International-01
1873.08.12	Meitner, Philipp vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	42	Scotch Game	Wien International-01
1873.08.14	Bird, Henry Edward vs Rosenthal, Samuel	1-0	72	Bird Opening	Wien International-01
1873.08.15	Rosenthal, Samuel vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	20	King's Gambit Accepted	Wien International-01
1873.08.25	Schwarz, Adolf vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	47	Four Knights Game	Wien International-01
1873.08.26	Bird, Henry Edward vs Schwarz, Adolf	1-0	36	French Defense: Exchange Variation	Wien International-01
1873.11.01	Bird, Henry Edward vs Wisker, John	1-0	49	Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense	Match Bird-Wisker (3) +10-8=3
1873	Boden, Samuel Standidge vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	20	Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation	London
1873	Bird, Henry Edward vs Wisker, John	1-0	41	Bird Opening: Dutch Variation	Match Bird-Wisker (2) +6-4=2
1873	Boden, Samuel Standidge vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	33	Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation	London
1873	Bird, Henry Edward vs Wisker, John	1-0	40	Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Delayed Castling Line	Match Bird-Wisker (2) +6-4=2
1873	Bird, Henry Edward vs Wisker, John	1-0	51	Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack	Match Bird-Wisker (1) +6-6=2
1874	Bird, Henry Edward vs Maas, Arthur J	1-0	14	King's Gambit Accepted: Muzio Gambit, Sarratt Defense	London Casual Games
1875.12.28	Mason, James vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	32	King's Gambit Accepted: Bishop's Gambit, Cozio Defense	Match Mason-Bird +11-4=4
1875.12.30	Mason, James vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	62	King's Gambit Declined: Falkbeer Countergambit, Staunton Line	Match Mason-Bird +11-4=4
1875	MacDonnell, George Alcock vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	38	King's Gambit Accepted: Kieseritzky Gambit, Long Whip	England consultation
1876.01	Bird, Henry Edward vs Mason, James	1-0	80	Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Ranken Variation	Match Mason-Bird +11-4=4
1876.01	Bird, Henry Edward vs Mason, James	1-0	98	Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical Variation	Match Mason-Bird +11-4=4
1876.08.18	Ware, Preston vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	62	Dutch Defense	USA-04 Congress Grand Tournament
1876.08.21	Bird, Henry Edward vs Roberts, Albert	1-0	38	Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack	USA-04 Congress Grand Tournament
1876.08.21	Roberts, Albert vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	20	Ruy Lopez: Open	USA-04 Congress Grand Tournament
1876.08.22	Bird, Henry Edward vs Barbour, LD	1-0	25	Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit	USA-04 Congress Grand Tournament
1876.08.23	Judd, Max vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	42	Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Millennium Variation	USA-04 Congress Grand Tournament
1876.08.28	Davidson, Harold Francis vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	25	Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation	USA-04 Congress Grand Tournament
1876	Bird, Henry Edward vs Mason, James	1-0	51	French Defense: Classical Variation, Delayed Exchange Variation	New York Clipper
1878.06.24	Bird, Henry Edward vs Rosenthal, Samuel	1-0	34	Italian Game: Bird's Attack	Congres International
1878.06.27	Anderssen, Adolf vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	27	Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional Line	Congres International
1878.06.28	Bird, Henry Edward vs Anderssen, Adolf	1-0	28	Sicilian Defense: French Variation	Congres International
1878.07.01	Clerc, Albert vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	35	Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack	Congres International
1878.07.04	Blackburne, Joseph Henry vs Bird, Henry Edward	0-1	30	Sicilian Defense: Closed	Congres International
1878.07.08	Bird, Henry Edward vs Pitschel, Karl	1-0	32	Bird Opening	Congres International