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Henry Bird (chess player)
1908Apr, 11

Henry Bird (chess player)

Henry Bird, English chess player and author (b. 1829)
Henry Edward Bird (Portsea in Hampshire, 14 July 1829 – 11 April 1908) was an English chess player, author and accountant. He wrote the books Chess History and Reminiscences and An Analysis of Railways in the United Kingdom.

Although Bird was a practising accountant, not a professional chess player, it has been said that he "lived for chess, and would play anybody anywhere, any time, under any conditions."

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