John Washington Baird
Number of games in database: 75
Years covered: 1866 to 1905
Overall record: +11 -49 =15 (24.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Ruy Lopez (16)      C84 C83 C62 C65 C77  Giuoco Piano (5)      C50	With the Black pieces:  Ruy Lopez (11)      C67 C77 C65 C84 C91  King's Gambit Declined (4)      C30  Giuoco Piano (4)      C53 C50  Vienna Opening (4)      C25

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J W Baird vs Spielmann, 1905 1/2-1/2
   J W Baird vs Bird, 1889 1-0
   Gossip vs J W Baird, 1889 1/2-1/2
   J W Baird vs Bird, 1889 1/2-1/2

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page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 75  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. J W Baird vs Gunsberg   0-1 40 1889 USA-06.Congress New York B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 3. Bird vs J W Baird ½-½ 52 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C30 King's Gambit Declined 4. Gunsberg vs J W Baird   1-0 38 1889 USA-06.Congress New York D05 Queen's Pawn Game 5. Burille vs J W Baird   1-0 35 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (30-2) C30 King's Gambit Declined 6. Burn vs J W Baird   1-0 55 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C77 Ruy Lopez 7. E Delmar vs J W Baird   1-0 45 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C53 Giuoco Piano 8. J W Baird vs J M Hanham ½-½ 33 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (25-2) C41 Philidor Defense 9. M Judd vs J W Baird   1-0 54 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 10. J W Baird vs M Judd   0-1 68 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C22 Center Game 11. Bird vs J W Baird 0-1 17 1889 USA-06.Congress New York A03 Bird's Opening 12. Gossip vs J W Baird 1-0 61 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C25 Vienna 13. J W Baird vs Blackburne   0-1 53 1889 USA-06.Congress New York B01 Scandinavian 14. Blackburne vs J W Baird   1-0 46 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C25 Vienna 15. J W Baird vs Burille ½-½ 48 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (30-1) B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 16. J W Baird vs E Delmar   0-1 38 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 17. Taubenhaus vs J W Baird 1-0 62 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C25 Vienna 18. J W Baird vs Gossip ½-½ 21 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (32-1) C49 Four Knights 19. J W Baird vs D M Martinez   1-0 43 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 20. D M Martinez vs J W Baird   1-0 38 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C77 Ruy Lopez 21. J M Hanham vs J W Baird ½-½ 31 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (25-1) C53 Giuoco Piano 22. J W Baird vs Max Weiss   0-1 54 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C67 Ruy Lopez 23. Lipschutz vs J W Baird   1-0 36 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 24. J W Baird vs Lipschutz   0-1 29 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 25. J Mason vs J W Baird 1-0 38 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (29-2) C50 Giuoco Piano  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 75

Mar-29-05    Milo: Did Steinitz write a book about this guy or something? Mar-29-05    aw1988: No, Steinitz was constantly trying to assassinate him. Notice all the poison-tipped razor-sharp pencils littering the page. Jun-28-07    get Reti: Wasn't this guy a great chess composer, especially at mate in twos? Or maybe I'm thinking of the wrong guy. Jun-28-07    get Reti: Ironically, the composer is Mrs. W. J. Baird (don't believe they were related, Baird was a common name). Jun-28-07    Peligroso Patzer: No "Notable Games" on John Washington Baird's page, but J W Baird vs Spielmann, 1905 was featured as today's Game of the Day.

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