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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
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Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Horwitz vs Bird |
 | ½-½ | 31 |
1851 |
Londen m | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 2. Horwitz vs Bird |
 | ½-½ | 48 |
1851 |
Londen m | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 3. Horwitz vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
1851 |
ENG | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 4. Horwitz vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 63 |
1851 |
Londen m | B44 Sicilian |
| 5. Horwitz vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 55 |
1851 |
3, London1 m4 | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 6. A Clerc vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
1878 |
Paris | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 7. Blackburne vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 30 |
1878 |
Paris | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 8. K Pitschel vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 49 |
1878 |
Paris | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 9. Winawer vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 85 |
1882 |
Vienna it | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 10. Blackburne vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 33 |
1882 |
Vienna it | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 11. Mackenzie vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 55 |
1882 |
Vienna it | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 12. Chigorin vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 59 |
1882 |
Vienna it | B24 Sicilian, Closed |
| 13. Wittek vs Bird |
 | ½-½ | 66 |
1882 |
Vienna it | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 14. W Paulsen vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 72 |
1883 |
03.DSB-Kongress | B24 Sicilian, Closed |
| 15. Sellman vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 43 |
1883 |
Tnmt, London | B45 Sicilian, Taimanov |
| 16. Max Weiss vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 55 |
1883 |
03.DSB-Kongress | B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto |
| 17. J Noa vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 37 |
1883 |
Tnmt, London | B40 Sicilian |
| 18. Blackburne vs Bird |
 | ½-½ | 76 |
1883 |
Tnmt, London | B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto |
| 19. Gunsberg vs Bird |
 | ½-½ | 50 |
1883 |
03.DSB-Kongress | B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto |
| 20. J Mason vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 48 |
1883 |
Tnmt, London | B40 Sicilian |
| 21. Winawer vs Bird |
 | 0-1 | 69 |
1883 |
London | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 22. Mackenzie vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 34 |
1883 |
Tnmt, London | B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical |
| 23. A Schottlaender vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 75 |
1883 |
03.DSB-Kongress | B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical |
| 24. K Leffmann vs Bird |
 | ½-½ | 63 |
1883 |
03.DSB-Kongress | B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical |
| 25. Englisch vs Bird |
 | 1-0 | 59 |
1883 |
Tnmt, London | B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical |
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