George Alcock MacDonnell vs Henry Edward Bird (1872)

George Alcock MacDonnell vs Henry Edward Bird
London 1872 · King's Gambit: Accepted. Double Muzio Gambit Paulsen Defense (C37) · 1-0

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Aug-13-03		ksadler: This is a copy of G MacDonnell vs Bird, 1872

Apr-03-08		Knight13: This game would make for a very good tactical puzzle for beginners.

Jun-03-08		Goato: i just re-enacted this game on line. white seems to be wiining so easily but Bb5 is a beauty. I must confess to using the opening database tho. I'm buggered if I could navigate a muzio otb. Chessgames has much to aswer for when online chess is concerned (particularly openings), cannot decide if thid is good or bad?

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