Henry Edward Bird vs Joseph Henry Blackburne (1895)

Henry Edward Bird vs Joseph Henry Blackburne
Hastings (1895) · Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) · 1/2-1/2

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Annotations by Emmanuel Schiffers. [13 more games annotated by Schiffers]

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Oct-11-04		Knight13: This game is weird. But it was lucky that Bird didn't lose in the middle game.

Nov-22-08		YoungEd: What a complex and tense game from start to finish! I agree that Bird's position looked a mess, and it's a credit to his ingenuity that he squeaked through okay!

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