Bird, H.E. – Shipley, W.P. 1889




Results
 
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Bird, Henry    2461 (24) 5.5/9 
Shipley, Walter    2438 (40) 3.5/9 
 
Status: formal

Event table notes

Event data
Place: Philadelphia
Start date: June 1889
End date: June 1889
 
Notes:
According to Hilbert, Bird arrived in Philadelphia on 27 June 1889 and the two games given are dated June 1889, so I presume the entire match was played before the end of the month.
 
References
Books
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 57
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 17
Web
   Kingston, Taylor.  [Worthy Man, Worthwhile Book], page 7