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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Bird vs J Smith |
 | 1-0 | 21 |
1850 |
London | C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical |
| 2. Bird vs A Simons |
 | 1-0 | 50 |
1850 |
London | C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical |
| 3. Bird vs Horwitz |
 | 1-0 | 61 |
1851 |
Londen m | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 4. Bird vs Horwitz |
 | 1-0 | 29 |
1851 |
Londen m | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 5. Bird vs Horwitz |
 | 1-0 | 59 |
1851 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 6. Bird vs Anderssen |
 | 1-0 | 44 |
1851 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 7. Bird vs Horwitz |
 | ½-½ | 54 |
1851 |
Londen m | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 8. Bird vs Horwitz |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
1851 |
Londen m | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 9. Bird vs Anderssen |
 | 1-0 | 38 |
1857 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 10. Bird vs Anderssen |
 | 0-1 | 29 |
1862 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 11. Bird vs Anderssen |
 | 0-1 | 64 |
1862 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 12. Bird vs Steinitz |
 | ½-½ | 56 |
1866 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 13. Bird vs J Minchin |
 | 0-1 | 28 |
1866 |
Londen | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 14. Bird vs Steinitz |
 | 0-1 | 66 |
1866 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 15. Bird vs Steinitz |
 | 1-0 | 27 |
1866 |
London | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 16. Bird vs Steinitz |
 | 1-0 | 22 |
1866 |
London m | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 17. Bird vs Steinitz |
 | ½-½ | 24 |
1866 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 18. Bird vs Steinitz |
 | ½-½ | 23 |
1866 |
London | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 19. Bird vs J Minchin |
 | 0-1 | 38 |
1866 |
Londen | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 20. Bird vs Steinitz |
 | 1-0 | 19 |
1867 |
London, England | C60 Ruy Lopez |
| 21. Bird vs De Vere |
 | 1-0 | 19 |
1868 |
Dundee | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 22. Bird vs J Wisker |
 | ½-½ | 38 |
1868 |
BCA-02.Challenge Cup+ | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 23. Bird vs J Wisker |
 | 0-1 | 27 |
1873 |
London m1 | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 24. Bird vs Steinitz |
 | 0-1 | 50 |
1873 |
Vienna (Austria) | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 25. Bird vs J Wisker |
 | 1-0 | 51 |
1873 |
London m1 | C77 Ruy Lopez |
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