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Subject: Re: A beautiful game by Henry Bird

Author: Telmo C. Escobar

Date: 19:14:55 12/01/05

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On December 01, 2005 at 12:04:20, chandler yergin wrote:

>I never realized how Tactical he could be.

 One of the best attacking players in the XIX century. And he belongs in the top
in 1876:

http://www.chessmetrics.com/CM2/PlayerProfile.asp?Params=199510SSSSS3S012446000000111000000000002610100



>
>[Event "USA-04.Congress"]
>[Site "Philadelphia"]
>[Date "1876.??.??"]
>[Round "1"]
>[White "Bird, Henry Edward"]
>[Black "Roberts, A."]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ECO "C45"]
>[PlyCount "75"]
>[EventDate "1876.??.??"]
>[EventType "tourn"]
>[EventRounds "14"]
>[EventCountry "USA"]
>[Source "ChessBase"]
>
>1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nb5 Qxe4+ 6. Be3 Bb4+ 7. Nd2
>Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Kd8 9. O-O-O a6 10. Nxc7 Kxc7 11. Qd6+ Kd8 12. Qf8+ Kc7 13. Qd6+
>Kd8 14. Bb6+ Ke8 15. Bd3 Qh4 16. Rhe1+ Nge7 17. Be4 Qh6+ 18. Qxh6 gxh6 19. Bxc6
>bxc6 20. Bc5 d6 21. Rxd6 Be6 22. Rexe6 fxe6 23. Rxe6 Kf7 24. Rxe7+ Kf6 25. Rd7
>Rhe8 26. Be3 Ke6 27. Rxh7 Rh8 28. Rxh6+ Rxh6 29. Bxh6 Kf5 30. Be3 Ke4 31. h4
>Rd8 32. h5 Rg8 33. g3 Rd8 34. h6 Kf3 35. c3 Rd5 36. b4 Rd7 37. Bd4 Kg4 38. Bg7
>1-0



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