Bird, H.E. – Davidson, H. (1) 1876




Results
 
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Bird, Henry    2503 (28) 3/
Davidson, Harry    2453 (44) 6/
 
Status: casual

Event table notes

Event data
Place: Philadelphia
Start date: Feb. 1876
End date: Feb. 1876
 
Notes:
Bird, in the New York Clipper of 6 May 1876 (see van Winsen, p.90) said he lost 2 to Davidson. Reichhelm gives +5-2=2 for Davidson, as does the Philadelphia Intelligencer of 15 Feb. 1876, the Sunday Republlic of 13 Feb. 1876 (see van Winsen, p.91), and the Dubuque Chess Journal of Mar. 1876 (p.139). Played during Bird's visit to Philadelphia in Feb. 1876, according to van Winsen.
 
References
Books
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 13
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 90, 91
Periodicals
   [DCJ], no. 71, Mar. 1876, page 139
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 1, 1 May 1876, page 4

Match information updated: 5 Jan. 2023