James Mason vs Henry Edward Bird (1882)

James Mason vs Henry Edward Bird
Vienna 1882 · Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation (A85) · 1-0

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Jul-19-04		fred lennox: This game was lost by Mason on time as shown at J Mason vs Bird, 1882. Here, they play it out. Bird may of lost some fire. His moves at 38 and a bit beyond are weak.

Sep-08-04		suenteus po 147: <fred lennox> As much as Mason deserves credit for winning a technically and officially lost game (never resign!), I give Bird as much credit (even more!) for insisting they play the game out. That's a true sportsman who is more interested in testing skill and mettle when there is no requirement to.

Jul-21-05		lentil: i read 'somewhere' that in those days, exceeding the time limit did not result in forfeit, but meant that the player had to pay a fine. can anybody confirm/refute this?

Feb-13-06		AlexanderMorphy: what a great game...although i'm not quite sure who actually won here...i 've heard that bird won on time yet why was this game continued?

Apr-04-08		Knight13: 10...d5 is better. <AlexanderMorphy> See the previous posts. :-)

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