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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
"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"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references, webography and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bird, H. E., 1829-1908
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| SUBJECT |
Bird, H. E., 1829-1908 fast |
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Chess players -- England -- Biography
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Chess -- Collections of games.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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GAMES -- Board.
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Chess
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Chess players
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England
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collective biographies.
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Biographies
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Collections
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781476624624 |
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1476624623 |
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