Henry Edward Bird vs John Wisker (1873)

Henry Edward Bird vs John Wisker
London m 1873 · Bird Opening: Dutch Variation (A03) · 1/2-1/2

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Jul-30-04		Knight13: White might can queen pawns. But it seems like draw too. Good game.

Jul-30-04		Chessical: Bird's <56.d5> gives away his advantage. The Black rook and K cannot cope with the two connected passed pawns (c and d) and the h pawn. An illustration: 56.Ne6+ Kf3 57.h4 Ra2+ 58.Kh3 Ra1 59.Ng5+ Kf4 60.d5 Rb1 61.Kg2 Rxb3 62.d6 Rb2+ 63.Kf1 Rd2 64.c5 Rd5 65.Ne6+ Ke5 66.Nc7 Rd1+ 67.Ke2 Rb1 68.h5 etc.

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