The chess games of John Washington Baird

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John Washington Baird

Number of games in database: 94
Years covered: 1880 to 1906

Overall record: +19 -57 =18 (29.8%)*
* Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Ruy Lopez (18)
    C78 C83 C65 C62 C61
Ruy Lopez, Open (5)
    C83 C80
Giuoco Piano (5)
    C50
Scotch Game (4)
    C45

With the Black pieces:

Ruy Lopez (14)
    C77 C67 C65 C84 C91
Giuoco Piano (8)
    C53 C50 C54
Vienna Opening (4)
    C25 C26
King's Gambit Declined (4)
    C30

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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J W Baird vs Spielmann, 1905 1/2-1/2
   J W Baird vs Bird, 1889 1-0
   Bird vs J W Baird, 1889 0-1
   J W Baird vs J M Hanham, 1889 1-0
   J W Baird vs Janowski, 1894 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   1st City Chess Club Tournament (1893)
   9th DSB Kongress, Leipzig (1894)
   6th American Chess Congress (1889)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   New York 1893 Masters Tournament by crawfb5

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JOHN WASHINGTON BAIRD (born Feb-22-1852, died May-08-1917, 65 years old) United States of America	[what is this?]
His brother was David Graham Baird. Wikipedia article: John Washington Baird

Last updated: 2017-06-14 04:35:01

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. A Ettlinger vs J W Baird	1-0	36	1880	USA-05.Congress-B	C77 Ruy Lopez
2. Bird vs J W Baird	½-½	52	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C30 King's Gambit Declined
3. J W Baird vs N MacLeod	1-0	24	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
4. J W Baird vs Taubenhaus	0-1	59	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C70 Ruy Lopez
5. J W Baird vs E Delmar	0-1	38	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C78 Ruy Lopez
6. Burn vs J W Baird	1-0	55	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C77 Ruy Lopez
7. J W Baird vs J M Hanham	1-0	19	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C41 Philidor Defense
8. W Pollock vs J W Baird	1-0	25	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C52 Evans Gambit
9. J W Baird vs D M Martinez	1-0	43	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
10. M Judd vs J W Baird	1-0	54	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
11. J W Baird vs J Mason	0-1	73	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
12. Burille vs J W Baird	½-½	35	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
13. J W Baird vs M Weiss	0-1	54	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C67 Ruy Lopez
14. Gossip vs J W Baird	1-0	61	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C25 Vienna
15. J W Baird vs Showalter	0-1	45	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C48 Four Knights
16. D G Baird vs J W Baird	1-0	65	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C50 Giuoco Piano
17. J W Baird vs Lipschutz	0-1	29	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
18. Blackburne vs J W Baird	1-0	46	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C26 Vienna
19. Gunsberg vs J W Baird	1-0	38	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	D05 Queen's Pawn Game
20. Chigorin vs J W Baird	1-0	44	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C30 King's Gambit Declined
21. J W Baird vs Bird	½-½	60	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	B32 Sicilian
22. N MacLeod vs J W Baird	1-0	89	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C20 King's Pawn Game
23. Taubenhaus vs J W Baird	1-0	62	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C25 Vienna
24. E Delmar vs J W Baird	1-0	45	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C53 Giuoco Piano
25. J W Baird vs Burn	0-1	34	1889	6th American Chess Congress, New York	C49 Four Knights


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Jan-13-09		sillybilly47: J.W. Baird 3-0-2 vs. Bird. Not bad.

Jan-14-09		sneaky pete: Not bad at all, if one considers that John Washington Baird and Bird only played 2 games against each other, of which the first one was drawn.

Jan-15-09		sillybilly47: Sneaky Pete, I beg to differ. Chessgames own data base lists five games: A pair of 24 move wins,a 16 move win,a 40 move draw and a 52 move draw.In addition, one of the wins was off a Bird's opening. Are you a Bird fan?

Jan-16-09		sneaky pete: <sillybilly47> Huh? This database has 5 games between these two gents? Well, it's on the internet, so it must be true. And yes, I am a fan of Mr. Bird, in fact I am his Number Two Fan on this site.

Jan-16-09		Morphischer: Amazing! This guy's still alive.

Jul-06-09		myschkin: . . . John Washington Baird Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W... "Of the Baird brothers, David G. is the better player by far. He plays with characteristic Scotch carefulness, for he is of Scotch descent. Of medium height, he is inclined to stoutness, and is of light complexion. His brother John W. is very thin, although he looks like his brother in the face. He was one of the slowest players in the tournament." (source: NY Times, 1889, p.8) His younger brother David Graham Baird , who was also an American chess master.

Jul-06-09		WhiteRook48: he had a Baird

Dec-27-09		Autoreparaturwerkbau: <Morphischer: Amazing! This guy's still alive.> Yep, and more ... it's all set for his 158th birthday already.

Feb-22-16		TheFocus: Happy birthday, John Washington Baird.

Jun-14-17		zanzibar: As far as Edward Winter is concerned, it seems that John Washington Baird is indeed still un-deceased: C.N. 5711.

Jun-14-17		zanzibar: I have seen some giving his dod as 1923, but without reference.

Jun-14-17		Tabanus: https://www.ancestry.com/interactiv... = from Berlin, Germany, Deaths, 1874-1920, says he died in Berlin 8 May 1917. He applied for Am. passport at the American embassy in Berlin 26 April 1916, for continued residence in Germany, to which he came in 1912.

Jun-14-17		whiteshark: <Tab> I'm a bit confused about his date of death (d.o.d.) due to the following incompatible dates : Your source says <Berlin 8 May 1917> while wiki leaks only y.o.d. <1923> referring to <Jeremy Gaige, Chess Personalia: A Biobibliography, McFarland & Company, 1987, p. 19>

Jun-14-17		Tabanus: <Sharkie> I think Gaige may be wrong, there is a death of a "John W. Baird" in the US almost every year, and he may have picked one of those. I've also seen 1926, and 1928. The Berlin Deaths states "John Washington Baird", of which there may be several, but the passport application in Berlin 16 April 1916 (applying for continued residence) has "John W. Baird" born 22 Feb 1852 in New York City. There are pitfalls - I'd say 99% sure it's him.

Jun-14-17		whiteshark: Thanks for your clarification/explanation, <Tab>, much appreciated! I have no access to 'Ancestry' and thus couldn't follow your link.

Jun-14-17		Tabanus: <ws> I feared that it was not open-able, and apparently only Anc. dot com has it. There is a good deal of German handwriting on the form which I can't understand, but "ach(ten) Mai" seems certain. I find two John Baird's d. 1923, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/... and https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/..., but it's neither of those.

Jun-14-17		Tabanus: 1910 census Lexington Avenue, Manhattan, New York: <Baird John W.>, Lodger, 58, b. in New York, married 9 years, Own incomer, <Baird Lucy>, Lodger, 29, b. in Germany, married 9 years, Governess Private Family. I find no marriage record.

Jun-14-17		Tabanus: There exists a quite thorough family tree but with two mistakes: they have married Lucy abt. 1912 (no source, should probably be abt. 1901), and d. in Germany abt. 1915. They have seen the passport application of 1916, but not that it was at a US embassy (in Berlin).

Jun-14-17		Tabanus: Oh dear, I see only now that the passport application (of April 1916) has a page 2 as well. It says he left New York in end of May 1912, and (typewritten): <I came abroad to see some relatives of my wife's. I haven't since had money to live anywhere else or to return> and <I have relatives in the United States. Children of my brother> and <I have no income> and <I have not money enough to return at this time> And I note that his brother David died in 1913, and his sister Sophia in 1914. I'd like to read the Berlin death certificate, but the Gothic handwriting is too much. The wife is mentioned, apparently something like "Lucie Rössler".

Jun-14-17		Tabanus: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903... and next page 1226.

Jun-14-17		MissScarlett: <while wiki leaks only y.o.d. <1923> referring to <Jeremy Gaige, Chess Personalia: A Biobibliography, McFarland & Company, 1987, p. 19>> Gaige (in the 1987 edition, at least) doesn't give a DOD. It's possible this citation was was only meant to refer to Baird's DOB. Sad to hear of Baird's wartime plight. As an American in a Germany that was suffering food shortages caused by the Allied blockade, it's possible his death was hastened by privation.

Jun-14-17		zanzibar: I agree with <MissS> on the wiki citation, especially as it also contained: <The date and place of Baird's death are unknown.[1][3]> [1] being the Gaige reference again. [3] being the Winter CN previously mentioned. All his final tournaments were German, so I suspected he may have relocated, though 1912 is after the last of them. His relocation helps explain why finding his dod was so difficult. Crackerjack work <Tab>. Wonder why 1923 got so widely disseminated (though Wall gave 1910(?)) ... ? I also wonder if we know what he did as a vocation, other than chess? I saw a mention of a like named person performing music in NY during his time there. Also, did the two brothers really come from Canada? And finally, who is going to inform Winter?! .

Jun-14-17		Tabanus: No Canadian connection. 1860 census New York Ward 21 District 5: Willm. (?) Baird, 49, Carpenter, b. in New York Sarah Baird, 30, b. in N Hampshire Sarah E, 12, b. in New York Caroline M, 10, b. in New York <John>, 8, b. in New York David, 5, b. in New York 1870 census New York Ward 12 District 6: John Baird, 52, Builder, born in New York Sarah, 40, Housekeeping, born in New Hampshire <John>, 18, Apprentice to Carpenter, born in New York David, 15, Apprentice to Carpenter, born in New York Sophia, 8, born in New York 1880 census 109 Street New York: John Baird, 63, Carpenter & Builder, b. New Brunswick, parents b. in Scotland Sarah Baird, 56, keeps home, b. in New Hampshire <John W Baird>, 28, Carpenter, b. in New York D. Graham Baird, 25, Lawyer, b. in New York Sophia, 17, Attending College

Jun-14-17		zanzibar: Another myth busted it seems. I suppose the one brother remained a carpenter, a bit unusual for chess players of that era (although, if Paulsen could be a farmer, why not?). Thanks <tab>, gg.

Jun-15-17		zanzibar: The two brothers weren't that far apart at their peaks, according to EDO chess: < D.G. (2340, 323, [1883, 2398, 18]) J.W. (2251, 263, [1891, 2358, 27]) > Average, Games, [Peak yr, rating, games] ) So 100 point separation over career average, but only 50 point difference in peak rating (so peak D.G. vs peak J.W. is ~ 5.8/10 more winning). .

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