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James Mason vs Henry Bird
Bird - Mason (1875/76), New York USA, rd 6, Dec-29
Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense (C25)  ·  1-0

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Jun-08-05  prinsallan: Mason simplifying the endgame to the extreme, with another win vs Bird.
Jun-08-05  prinsallan: 43. c5

game over.

Apr-04-08  Knight13: Unsuccessful attack by Bird on the kingside. Mason, knowing that it will fail, tried to keep the center in his favor. And he did, Bird got shot down, and he won. Perhaps Bird should've played for a ...d5 advance?
Apr-04-08  mistreaver: But wasn't d5 square always securely under white's control?
Apr-04-08  Knight13: <mistreaver: But wasn't d5 square always securely under white's control?> Maybe Rd7 Rhd8 and then d5. Better than just sitting there doing nothing and wating for 43. c5! to happen.
Apr-04-08  mistreaver: <Maybe Rd7 Rhd8 and then d5.> But that would be very hard as white can do the same thing with more efficence as his c and e pawns restrain that push
Feb-28-09  WhiteRook48: defeating a bird
Aug-13-20
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  offramp: Right at the end Bird misses a draw.


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Here Black took the pawn on c5. He should have dealt with the real criminal first:
58...Ra8!
It's a much better move because the pawn on b3 is still protected by the king.


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White cannot protect the a-pawn.
Play might go
59.h4 gxh4 60.gxh4 Rxa6 61.Rb1 Ra7 62.h5 Kxc5 63.Rxb3 Kxd6.


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