John Washington Baird vs David Graham Baird (1889)

John Washington Baird vs David Graham Baird
USA-06.Congress New York (34-1) 1889 · Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) · 1/2-1/2

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Dec-22-08		YoungEd: Were these Bairds related? I agree with Steinitz--White should win easily here. I wonder why the draw.

Jan-12-09		sillybilly47: Yes. They were brothers. I think thats why the draw. Nice and exciting to play your brother in such a high level competition.

Feb-11-09		YoungEd: Thanks for the info, <sillybilly47>. I wonder if there are many other instances of master-level siblings competing against each other in the same important tournament.

Feb-11-09		beenthere240: I imagine the Byrne brothers.I'm not sure about the Polgars -- I think they avoided it.

Feb-11-09		beenthere240: There are 4 Byrne-Byrne games in the CG database -- Robert won 1, the other 3 were drawn. Donald B. was on the losing side of Fischer's famous queen sac game. Robert was a chess columnist for the NY Times for many years.

Feb-24-09		YoungEd: Ah, right, <beenthere 240>. I should have thought of that one myself. Good catch!

Feb-24-09		Marmot PFL: Ben and Ron Finegold in the last round of a Michigan tournament. Ben forfeited the game in protest over the pairing and his father tied for 1st place without having to make a move.

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