Edo Historical Chess Ratings



Buckle, H.T. – Bird, H.E. 1847





Results
 
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Buckle, Henry    2505 (59) 9/16 
Bird, Henry    2302 (65) 7/16 
  Buckle, Henry gave odds of pawn and move
 
Status: casual

Event table notes

Event data
Place: London
Start date: 1847
End date: 1847
 
Notes:
Sergeant says that Bird won; the 9-7 result for Buckle comes from Feenstra Kuiper, Di Felice and the Teplitz Schönau tournament book (on Spinrad's list). According to Harding, the last 7 games, all the wins by Bird, comprised a formal match.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 8
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 14
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 112, 365
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 66, 81
Web
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Collected results, 1836-1863]