[Event "Bird - Mason Match"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "1875.12.29"] [EventDate "1876.??.??"] [Round "5"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Henry Edward Bird"] [Black "James Mason"] [ECO "C43"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "96"] [Source "New York Herald, 1876.01.02, p8"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 5. Bb5+ c6 6. Bd3 Qc7 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 Nc5 9. Bf4 Bg4 10. Be2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. Nd2 Ne6 13. Bg3 g6 14. c4 d4 15. Bg4 Ndc5 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. axb3 c5 18. b4 O-O 19. b5 Bg5 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. b4 Be7 22. bxc5 Bxc5 23. Qb3 Rf5 24. Rad1 Rc8 25. Rd3 Qe7 26. Rf3 Rxf3 27. gxf3 Bb4 28. Ra1 Qc5 29. Ra4 Bc3 30. h4 Rd8 31. Ra2 Qb4 32. Qxb4 Bxb4 33. Bf4 d3 34. Bd2 Bc5 35. Bc3 Kg7 36. Kg2 Kh6 37. Ra1 Kh5 38. Re1 Be7 39. Bd2 Rd4 40. Re4 Rxe4 41. fxe4 Kg4 42. f3+ Kxh4 43. Bf4 Bc5 44. Bg3+ Kg5 45. Kf1 Be3 46. Ke1 b6 47. Kd1 h5 48. f4+ Kg4 0-1