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John Washington Baird
Number of games in database: 78
Years covered: 1866 to 1905
Overall record: +12 -47 =17 (27.0%)*
   * 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) 
    C83 C84 C65 C77 C62
 Giuoco Piano (5) 
    C50
 Ruy Lopez, Open (4) 
    C83 C80
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (11) 
    C67 C77 C65 C84 C91
 Giuoco Piano (5) 
    C53 C50 C54
 King's Gambit Declined (4) 
    C30
 Vienna Opening (4) 
    C25
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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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JOHN WASHINGTON BAIRD
(born Feb-22-1852) United States of America

[what is this?]
His brother was David Graham Baird & there was also a chess composer, Mrs. J. W. Baird, probably Edith Baird.

 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 78  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. J W Baird vs D G Baird  1-033 1866 6th US CongressC50 Giuoco Piano
2. J W Baird vs Taubenhaus 0-159 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC70 Ruy Lopez
3. Burille vs J W Baird  1-035 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (30-2)C30 King's Gambit Declined
4. J W Baird vs Max Weiss  0-154 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC67 Ruy Lopez
5. Taubenhaus vs J W Baird 1-062 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC25 Vienna
6. J W Baird vs Blackburne  0-153 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkB01 Scandinavian
7. J W Baird vs Bird 1-024 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (20-2)C59 Two Knights
8. W Pollock vs J W Baird 1-025 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC52 Evans Gambit
9. J W Baird vs J M Hanham ½-½33 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (25-2)C41 Philidor Defense
10. J W Baird vs Lipschutz  0-129 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
11. D M Martinez vs J W Baird  1-038 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC77 Ruy Lopez
12. J W Baird vs N MacLeod 1-024 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
13. J W Baird vs Burille ½-½48 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (30-1)B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
14. Burille vs J W Baird ½-½35 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
15. N MacLeod vs J W Baird  1-089 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC20 King's Pawn Game
16. Lipschutz vs J W Baird 1-036 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
17. J W Baird vs Bird ½-½40 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (20-1)C77 Ruy Lopez
18. J W Baird vs J M Hanham 1-019 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC41 Philidor Defense
19. J W Baird vs Gossip ½-½21 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (32-1)C49 Four Knights
20. D G Baird vs J W Baird 1-065 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC50 Giuoco Piano
21. J W Baird vs W Pollock 0-136 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC83 Ruy Lopez, Open
22. Bird vs J W Baird ½-½52 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC30 King's Gambit Declined
23. J Mason vs J W Baird 1-038 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (29-2)C50 Giuoco Piano
24. J W Baird vs J Mason 0-173 1889 USA-06.Congress New YorkC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
25. J M Hanham vs J W Baird ½-½31 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (25-1)C53 Giuoco Piano
 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 78  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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
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  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.
Jan-11-09   sillybilly47: The life of a minor chess master must have been very interesting back then. He went to Germany a number of times to play some of the best in the world. No mean feat at the time. Fascinating!
Jan-13-09   sillybilly47: J.W. Baird 3-0-2 vs. Bird. Not bad.
Jan-14-09   sneaky pete: Not bad at all, if one considers that John Washington Baird and Bird only played 2 games against each other, of which the first one was drawn.
Jan-15-09   sillybilly47: Sneaky Pete, I beg to differ. Chessgames own data base lists five games: A pair of 24 move wins,a 16 move win,a 40 move draw and a 52 move draw.In addition, one of the wins was off a Bird's opening. Are you a Bird fan?
Jan-16-09   sneaky pete: <sillybilly47> Huh? This database has 5 games between these two gents? Well, it's on the internet, so it must be true. And yes, I am a fan of Mr. Bird, in fact I am his Number Two Fan on this site.
Jan-16-09   Morphischer: Amazing! This guy's still alive.
Jul-06-09   myschkin: . . .

John Washington Baird

Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W...

"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 younger brother David Graham Baird , who was also an American chess master.

Jul-06-09   WhiteRook48: he had a Baird
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