Henry Edward Bird vs Bernhard Horwitz (1851)

Henry Edward Bird vs Bernhard Horwitz
London m 1851 · Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) · 1-0

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Given 40 times; par: 89 [what's this?]

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Jun-23-05		Knight13: 51... Kf7 52. Bxh6 Rxh4 53. Rf8+ Ke7 54. Bg5+ Kxf8 55. Bxh4 .

Jun-19-06		sneaky pete: A quicker win pointed out by Staunton is 47.Re7 Qc4 (.. Rc2+ 48.Kg3 ..) 48.Rg7+ Kh8 49.Rxh7+ .. and # in 2.

Oct-16-07		Whitehat1963: What a fun game to play through!!

Mar-18-08		just a kid: Yes I got 8 over par for G-T-M!

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