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Bird, H. E. (Henry Edward), 1830-1908

"Chess History and Reminiscences"

18, the last game 20 moves
between Lee and Blackburne, from which something was expected,
but which baffles polite description, and cannot be dignified by
the name of, or as a game, completes the list. This was a Four
Knights game, 15 Blackburne and Mason a Giuoco Piano 30 moves
was a lamentable specimen of wood shifting.
The following game presented some very instructive positions
towards the close:
Game played in the Masters' Tournament, 16th September, 1892,
between Messrs. H. E. Bird and F. J. Lee.
White Black
LEE BIRD
1 P to Q4 P to Q4
2 Kt to KB3 P to K3
3 P to B4 Kt to KB3
4 P to K3 QKt to Q2
5 B to Q3 B to K2
6 Kt to B3 Castles
7 Castles R to K square
8 P to QKt3 P to B3
9 B to Kt2 B to Q3
10 Q to B2 P takes P
11 P takes P B to Kt square
12 Kt to K2 Q to R4
13 P to B5 P to K4
14 B to B3 Q to Q square
15 Kt to Kt3 P takes P
16 B takes P Kt to K4
17 B takes Kt B takes B
18 Kt takes B R takes Kt
19 KR to Q square Q to K2
20 QR to B square B to Kt5
21 P to B3 B to K3
22 R to K square P to KKt3
23 P to B4 R to Q4
24 P to K4 R to Q5
25 P to B5 QR to Q square!
26 P to K5! Kt to Kt5
27 P takes B R takes B
28 P takes P ch Q takes P
29 Kt to K4 Q to KB5
30 Q to QB4 ch K to Kt2
31 P to KKt3 Q to R3
32 R to B2 R to Q8.


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