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No chess player of the 19th century had a longer, more varied career than Henry Edward Bird (1829-1908). After pursuing a civil career for years his love for chess prevailed. He belonged to the top level of British players for decades but he really shone at Simpson's Divan. Bird's accessibility, fierce attacking style and contempt for draws made him a people's favorite but his proud and touchy character led him into disputes with his colleagues. A very strong and widely known player, he fell into oblivion after his death.
This comprehensive first biography of Bird provides a detailed account of his personal life and a deeply researched coverage of his feats at the chess board. Almost 1,200 games are included, hundreds of them published here for the first time. Nearly 450 games--many of them thrilling all-out fights--are presented with a mix of contemporary and modern annotations.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Richard Forster
Preface
Introduction
Chess and Life Facts
A Rare Bird
Bird's Eye View
A Nimzowitsch Forerunner?
Bird's Legacy
PART I: A Young Bird, 1829-1851
The Birds of Bridgnorth
Life in Bristol
Henry Bird and His Family
Moving to London
Searching Through Life
Discovering the Game
Clubs and Coffee Houses
A Trial of Strength Against Buckle 1847-1849
A Ghost Tournament: London 1848
A Tournament at the Divan: London 1849
Match with G.W. Medley 1849
Young Men Explore London
Offhand and Various 1848-1850
The Chess Masters Gather: London 1851
Match with Horwitz 1851
Offhand and Various 1851
PART II: The Turn of the Tide, 1852-1855
The Development of Chess
An Introduction to the Rise and Fall of Henry Bird
Good Years
A Touch of Australia
Case I. Jackson v. Drew
Case II. Dyer v. Dyer
Case III. Bird v. Drouet
A Tentative Conclusion
The Interaction between Henry Bird and His Family
Life in Australia
The Story of Henry Edward and Eliza
The Tragic Fate of Charles French Smith
Other Offhand Games 1852-1855
PART III: The Accountancy Years (I), 1856-1865
Becoming an Expert Accountant 1857-1866
Personal Changes
Matches with Falkbeer 1856-1857
Offhand Chess 1857-1858
Morphy's First Visit 1858
B.C.A. Congress, Birmingham 1858
A New Club in Town
Handicap Tournament at Purssell's 1859
Morphy's Second Visit 1859
Offhand Chess 1859-1860
Handicap Tournament at the St. James's Chess Club 1860
Years of Inactivity 1860-1865
PART IV: The Accountancy Years (II), 1866-1870
A Reunion and Some Farewells
The Atlantic and Great Western Railway 1865-1867
Leaving the Building 1867-1870
Getting Back into Form 1866
The First Challenge Cup Tournament, London 1866
A Game with the Champion 1866
A New Club and a New Champion
Match with Steinitz 1866
The Aftermath
Quiet Years 1866-1868
The Second Challenge Cup Tournament, London 1868-1869
A New Break 1869-1870
Handicap Tournament at the City of London Chess Club 1870-1871
Another Break from Chess 1870-1872
PART V: The Amateur Chess Champion, 1871-1875
Failing Accountancy 1870-1871
Loose Habits 1871-1883
Return to the Chess Community
First Match with Wisker 1873
Second Match with Wisker 1873
Repertoire Changes
Vienna 1873
About Amateurs and Professionals
Third and Fourth Match with Wisker 1873
Handicap Tournament at the City of London Chess Club 1873-1874
The Gossip Saga 1873-1874
Match with J. Lord 1874
Proposing New Rules of Chess
Handicap Tournament at the City of London Chess Club 1874-1875
The Oxford v. Cambridge University Matches 1873-1875
Chess in the City of London Chess Club 1873-1875
C.C.A. Congress, Glasgow 1875
A Major Dispute
The Expulsion of Steinitz
The Termination
Chess Masterpieces
Two Regular Opponents 1872-1875
PART VI: The New World, 1875-1877
Introduction
The New Chess Lion Arrives
Match with Alberoni 1875
The American Eagle Screams over the English Bird
Another Month in New York, January 1876
Bird's Visit to Philadelphia
A Man of Letters
The Café International Tournament 1876
Further Disputes
Summer Chess
Challenging the Captain
The Centennial Congress 1876
The Clipper Free Centennial Tournament 1876
The Distribution of the Lieders Cup
The Break from Professional Chess
Across the Border 1877
Chess in New York 1877
PART VII: Success and Controversy, 1878-1880
Back Home
Return to the Divan
Chess Openings
Paris 1878
At the Divan 1878-1879
A Visit to Croydon, February 1879
Handicap Tournament at the City of London Chess Club 1878-1879
Löwenthal Tournament 1879
Match with Blackburne 1879
Offhand Chess 1879-1880
Another Match with Blackburne 1879-1880
A Visit to Horncastle 1880
C.C.A. Congress, Boston 1880
Wiesbaden 1880
Brunswick 1880
Performing in Hamburg 1880
A Short Stop in Amsterdam 1880
Gouda 1880
Bird's Own Chess Pieces
Bird's Farewell from Chess
PART VIII: Return to the Chessboard, 1881-1884
Chess in Exeter
Match with Maczuski 1881
Chess Practice
Vienna 1882
Writing a Column
A Loss for British Chess
On the Road to London 1882-1883
London 1883
A Visit to Sheffield 1883
Nuremberg 1883
Handicap Tournament at Purssell's 1883
A Testimonial for Bird
C.C.A. Congress, Bath 1884
A Visit to Manchester 1884
Various and Offhand 1883-1884
Modern Chess
PART IX: The Heyday of the Associations, 1885-1887
A New Turn
Skipworth's Anguish
The Formation of a National Association
The British Chess Hegemony
Meeting the Clergy in London, January 1885
In the Provinces, March-June 1885
Match with Skipworth 1885
B.C.A. Congress, London 1885
German Chess Congress, Hamburg 1885
C.C.A. Congress, Hereford 1885
In the Provinces, September-October 1885
Changes in London
Handicap Tournament at Purssell's 1886
Master Tournament at the British Chess Club 1886
Simuls and Visits, January-April 1886
Controversies with Burn, Gunsberg and Steinitz
Match with Burn 1886
Match with Gunsberg 1886
B.C.A. Congress, London 1886
Match with Lee 1886
C.C.A. Congress, Nottingham 1886
Giving Exhibitions 1886-1887
A Quiet Season
C.C.A. Congress, Stamford 1887
Working for a Jubilee Tournament
In the Provinces, October 1887
B.C.A. Congress, London 1887
PART X: Settling at the Divan, 1888-1890
Touring the North, January-February 1888
Quarreling with Skipworth
Handicap Tournament at Simpson's Divan, March-April 1888
Some Offhand Games, Spring 1888
Handicap Tournament at the British Chess Club, June-July 1888
B.C.A. Congress, Bradford 1888
The Zukertort Chess Club
A Few Exhibitions, October 1888-January 1889
Match with Blackburne 1888
Handicap Tournament at Simpson's Divan, December 1888-January 1889
Handicap Tournament at Simpson's Divan, January-February 1889
A Tour in Wales, February 1889
Match with Gunsberg 1889
American Chess Congress, New York 1889
Touring through the United States and Canada, May-July 1889
Handicap Tournament at Simpson's Divan, September-October 1889
A Second Visit to Wales, October 1889
B.C.A. Congress, London 1889
Match with Gossip 1889
Visiting the North, December 1889-January 1890
Bird's Chess Reviews
Match with Lasker 1890
Handicap Tournament at Simpson's Divan, April-June 1890
Chapman in London
B.C.A Congress, Manchester 1890
To Holland 1890
Handicap Tournament at Simpson's Divan, October-December 1890
Falling Ill
PART XI: The Grand Old Man, 1891-1895
Introduction
Chess: A Manual for Beginners
Simpson's Divan Tournament, June-July 1891
Lasker's Return
Simpson's Divan Tournament, September-October 1891
Offhand Games 1891
Match with Loman 1892
B.C.A. Congress, London 1892
Quintangular Tournament 1892
Handicap Tournament at Simpson's Divan, April-June 1892
Some Offhand Games, Spring 1892
In the Provinces, July-August 1892
Match with Lasker 1892
Belfast 1892
Match with Heywood 1892
In the Provinces, 1892-1893
London 1893
In Wales, March 1893
Chess History and Reminiscences
Match with Jasnogrodsky 1893
The Remainder of the Year 1893
Hastings Chess Festival 1894
A Small Tour in the Provinces, March 1894
Two Tournaments at the Divan 1894
A Book on the World Championship
Offhand Games 1894-1895
In the Provinces 1894
Hastings Chess Festival 1895
Another Trip to Hastings
Preparing for Hastings
Hastings 1895
Chess Novelties
A Tour through the South, October-November 1895
PART XII: The Final Years, 1896-1908
Introduction
Cable Match 1896
Hastings Chess Festival 1896
Simpson's Divan Tournament 1896
The Divan Chess Association
Hastings Chess Festival 1897
Match with Lee 1897
Attempts to Enter a German Congress
A Few Exhibitions, 1897-1898
Hastings Chess Festival 1898
Bird Against the World
Among Old Folks
The Final Tour
London 1899
The Final Years
Obituaries and Memorials
Appendix 1: Chess Problems
Appendix 2: Documents about and by Bird
The New Chess Lion Arrives
Bird's Farewell to Chess
Bird's Visit to Albany (24-26 May 1889)
Buckley's Recollections of Bird
Appendix 3: Tournament Record
Appendix 4: Match Record
Appendix 5: Results Against Masters
Bibliography
Works and Typescripts by Henry Edward Bird (Chronological)
Manuscripts/Typescripts
Reference Works
Tournament Books with Bird as a Participant (Chronological)
Biographies, Other Tournament Books and Game Collections
Anthologies, Chronicles, Textbooks, etc.
Websites
Non-Chess Works
Index of Opponents (by game number)
Index of Annotators (by game number)
Index of Named Openings (by game number)
Index of Openings—ECO Code (by game number)
General Index (to page numbers)
