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Eric Birmingham
Number of games in database: 15
Years covered: 1985 to 1992
Last FIDE rating: 2275
Overall record: +4 -7 =4 (40.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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A90		Dutch (2 games)
B31		Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (2 games)
C55		Two Knights Defense (2 games)

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ERIC BIRMINGHAM (born Feb-04-1961, 57 years old) France [what is this?] FIDE Master

page 1 of 1; 15 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Andruet vs E Birmingham   ½-½ 23 1985 FRA-ch A43 Old Benoni 2. E Birmingham vs G Andruet   1-0 66 1986 FRA-ch B03 Alekhine's Defense 3. E Birmingham vs Lautier   1-0 47 1986 Hamburg B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 4. Murey vs E Birmingham   1-0 65 1988 Paris-ch Open C55 Two Knights Defense 5. E Birmingham vs G Andruet   0-1 55 1988 FRA-ch B07 Pirc 6. H P Garcia vs E Birmingham   ½-½ 28 1988 Wijk aan Zee B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 7. E Birmingham vs Jansa   0-1 47 1989 Paris-ch A07 King's Indian Attack 8. E Birmingham vs A Casa   1-0 29 1989 Cannes (France) C53 Giuoco Piano 9. G Andruet vs E Birmingham   ½-½ 67 1989 FRA-ch C02 French, Advance 10. Plachetka vs E Birmingham   1-0 40 1990 Cannes op E16 Queen's Indian 11. G Andruet vs E Birmingham 1-0 58 1990 FRA-ch A90 Dutch 12. Spassky vs E Birmingham   1-0 25 1990 Angers E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad 13. E Birmingham vs L Vialaret   ½-½ 19 1991 Clichy-Toulouse C55 Two Knights Defense 14. K G Shirazi vs E Birmingham   0-1 20 1991 New York Open B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 15. Portisch vs E Birmingham   1-0 56 1992 Cannes A90 Dutch

Feb-07-14    offramp: Despite the name, he is a French Master who has a regular column in the very good magazine <Europe Echecs>. Feb-07-14    Nosnibor: Was there not a E.Bermingham that revised and edited a much later edition of Staunton`s "Chess Players Handbook"?

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