David Graham Baird
Number of games in database: 111
Years covered: 1866 to 1911
Overall record: +24 -61 =24 (33.0%)*
   * 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 (17)      C80 C63 C67 C79 C64  Sicilian (7)      B40 B34 B73  Ruy Lopez, Open (6)      C80  Giuoco Piano (5)      C54 C50  French Defense (5)      C01 C14	With the Black pieces:  Ruy Lopez (18)      C84 C77 C70 C78 C80  Ruy Lopez, Closed (7)      C84  Vienna Opening (7)      C25 C29 C26  King's Gambit Declined (6)      C30  Queen's Pawn Game (6)      A41 D00 D05 D02  Giuoco Piano (6)      C50 C53

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   D G Baird vs J W Baird, 1889 1-0
   D G Baird vs J Mason, 1889 1-0
   N MacLeod vs D G Baird, 1889 0-1
   Burille 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.

page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 111  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J W Baird vs D G Baird   1-0 33 1866 6th US Congress C50 Giuoco Piano 2. Burn vs D G Baird   0-1 87 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C77 Ruy Lopez 3. Taubenhaus vs D G Baird 0-1 31 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C25 Vienna 4. Burille vs D G Baird 1-0 50 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (23-2) C70 Ruy Lopez 5. D G Baird vs Burn 1-0 33 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C29 Vienna Gambit 6. D G Baird vs Lipschutz   0-1 35 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 7. D G Baird vs J Mason 1-0 8 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C01 French, Exchange 8. D G Baird vs Gunsberg   ½-½ 53 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (30-1) B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 9. D G Baird vs Chigorin 0-1 45 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C44 King's Pawn Game 10. D G Baird vs M Judd   1-0 49 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C01 French, Exchange 11. D G Baird vs E Delmar   1-0 45 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense 12. D G Baird vs Showalter 0-1 30 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C50 Giuoco Piano 13. Blackburne vs D G Baird ½-½ 45 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (29-1) C45 Scotch Game 14. E Delmar vs D G Baird 1-0 59 1889 USA-06.Congress New York D00 Queen's Pawn Game 15. D G Baird vs Taubenhaus 0-1 41 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 16. M Judd vs D G Baird   0-1 82 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C77 Ruy Lopez 17. D G Baird vs Burille ½-½ 36 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (23-1) C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 18. Gunsberg vs D G Baird   1-0 64 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C50 Giuoco Piano 19. Max Weiss vs D G Baird ½-½ 66 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (24-1) C70 Ruy Lopez 20. D M Martinez vs D G Baird 0-1 40 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 21. N MacLeod vs D G Baird 0-1 24 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C44 King's Pawn Game 22. Gossip vs D G Baird 1-0 39 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C25 Vienna 23. J W Baird vs D G Baird ½-½ 17 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (34-1) C50 Giuoco Piano 24. D G Baird vs J W Baird 1-0 65 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C50 Giuoco Piano 25. Showalter vs D G Baird   0-1 45 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C70 Ruy Lopez  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 111

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.

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