The chess games of David Graham Baird

David Graham Baird
Number of games in database: 131
Years covered: 1880 to 1911
Overall record: +29 -72 =28 (33.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      2 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Ruy Lopez (22)
    C80 C63 C62 C67 C71
Sicilian (9)
    B40 B34 B73 B45
Giuoco Piano (7)
    C50 C54
French Defense (6)
    C01 C03 C14
Ruy Lopez, Open (5)
    C80
Sicilian Dragon (4)
    B34 B73

With the Black pieces:

Ruy Lopez (21)
    C84 C77 C70 C87 C78
Ruy Lopez, Closed (9)
    C84 C87
Queen's Pawn Game (7)
    D00 A41 D05 D02
Giuoco Piano (7)
    C50 C53
Vienna Opening (7)
    C25 C29 C26
King's Gambit Declined (6)
    C30

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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   D G Baird vs J W Baird, 1889 1-0
   D G Baird vs J M Hanham, 1893 1-0
   D G Baird vs Marshall, 1900 1-0
   N Jasnogrodsky vs D G Baird, 1894 1/2-1/2
   D G Baird vs J Mason, 1889 1-0
   N MacLeod vs D G Baird, 1889 0-1

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DAVID GRAHAM BAIRD (born Dec-03-1854, died Oct-08-1913) United States of America	[what is this?]
David Graham Baird was born in 1854 in New York, New York, USA. He passed away in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA in 1913. His brother was John Washington Baird. Wikipedia article: David Graham Baird

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. W M De Visser vs D G Baird	1-0	57	1880	USA-05.Congress-B	C59 Two Knights
2. Chigorin vs D G Baird	1-0	23	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C44 King's Pawn Game
3. Burille vs D G Baird	0-1	35	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	D05 Queen's Pawn Game
4. D G Baird vs Gunsberg	0-1	46	1889	USA-06.Congress New York (30-2)	B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
5. Bird vs D G Baird	1-0	39	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C30 King's Gambit Declined
6. J Mason vs D G Baird	1-0	48	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
7. Burn vs D G Baird	0-1	87	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C77 Ruy Lopez
8. Taubenhaus vs D G Baird	0-1	31	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C25 Vienna
9. Burille vs D G Baird	1-0	50	1889	USA-06.Congress New York (23-2)	C70 Ruy Lopez
10. D G Baird vs Burn	1-0	33	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C29 Vienna Gambit
11. D G Baird vs Lipschutz	0-1	35	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
12. D G Baird vs J Mason	1-0	8	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C01 French, Exchange
13. D G Baird vs Gunsberg	½-½	53	1889	USA-06.Congress New York (30-1)	B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
14. D G Baird vs Chigorin	0-1	45	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C44 King's Pawn Game
15. J W Baird vs D G Baird	1-0	33	1889	6th US Congress	C50 Giuoco Piano
16. D G Baird vs M Judd	1-0	49	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C01 French, Exchange
17. D G Baird vs E Delmar	1-0	45	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
18. D G Baird vs Showalter	0-1	30	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C50 Giuoco Piano
19. Blackburne vs D G Baird	½-½	45	1889	USA-06.Congress New York (29-1)	C45 Scotch Game
20. E Delmar vs D G Baird	1-0	59	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	D00 Queen's Pawn Game
21. D G Baird vs Taubenhaus	0-1	41	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C80 Ruy Lopez, Open
22. M Judd vs D G Baird	0-1	82	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C77 Ruy Lopez
23. D G Baird vs Burille	½-½	36	1889	USA-06.Congress New York (23-1)	C80 Ruy Lopez, Open
24. Gunsberg vs D G Baird	1-0	64	1889	USA-06.Congress New York	C50 Giuoco Piano
25. Max Weiss vs D G Baird	½-½	66	1889	USA-06.Congress New York (24-1)	C70 Ruy Lopez


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Aug-28-08		GrahamClayton: After participating in the 1889 New York tournament, Baird then participated in a simultaneous exhibition given by fellow New York competitor Mikhail Chogorin. It is very unusual to see an international player take part in such an exhibition.

Aug-28-08		artyom2008: HIA Bairad second to kibitz

Jul-06-09		myschkin: . . . David Graham Baird Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_... "Of the Baird brothers, David G. is the better player by far. He plays with characteristic Scotch carefulness, for he is of Scotch descent. Of medium height, he is inclined to stoutness, and is of light complexion. His brother John W. is very thin, although he looks like his brother in the face. He was one of the slowest players in the tournament." (source: NY Times, 1889, p.8) His older brother John Washington Baird , who was also an (minor) American chess master.

May-05-11		GrahamClayton: An article on Baird from the Lincoln, Nebraska "Courier", dated March 16, 1895: "THE EMPIRE STATE CHAMPION Chess Expert DG Baird and his victory in New York D. G. Baird, who recently won the chess championship of New York state, has been considered one of the strongest players of the metropolis for a number of years and is a brother of J W Baird, who competed in the Leipzig International tournament. Many astute judges of the game who know the brothers well consider DG Baird the stronger player of the two. His successes in tournaments have not been great in late late years, but he repeatedly won the championship tournaments of the Manhattan Chess Club in years gone by. In the New York International tournament of 1889 he scored 16 points and came out ahead of Burille, Hanham, Gomp Martinez, J W Baird and MacLeod. For many years DG Baird has sought in vain to the championship of the Empire State and his recent victory over such strong players as J W Sbowalter, who took second place, A B. Hodges and J S Ryan demonstrates that he is an expert of decided merit."

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