H.W.B. Gifford

H.W.B. (Birkmyre) Gifford (born ca. 1830, England – died ?) was a Dutch chess master.[1]

Biographical information on H. Gifford is scarce.[2] He was first unofficial Dutch Champion when shared 1st with Benjamin Willem Blijdenstein[3][4] (A.H. van Blijdenstein in other sources)[5][6] and won a play-off game against him at The Hague 1873.[7][8] He shared 1st with A. de Lelie at Amsterdam 1874 (NED-ch) but lost a play-off game to him,[9] and again won at Rotterdam 1875 (NED-ch).[10]

He took 11th in the Paris 1878 chess tournament (Johannes Zukertort and Szymon Winawer won),[11] and tied for 5–6th at Paris 1881 (Edward Chamier won).[12]

References

  1. ↑ Maestri dell'. Xoomer.virgilio.it. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Chess Notes by Edward Winter. Chesshistory.com. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.albertusperk.nl/eigenperk-artikelen/2004.1%20Blijdenstein.pdf
  4. ↑ Chess Notes by Edward Winter. Chesshistory.com. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
  5. ↑ http://www.chesscafe.com/text/skittles245.pdf
  6. ↑ http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://us.share.geocities.com/wallw_99/trivia5.htm&date=2009-10-25+04:40:08
  7. ↑ Haag 1873. Xoomer.virgilio.it. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
  8. ↑ Edo Ratings, Gifford, H.W.B. Edochess.ca. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
  9. ↑ Edo Ratings, de Lelie, A. Edochess.ca. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
  10. ↑ Welcome to the Chessmetrics site. Chessmetrics.com (26 March 2005). Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
  11. ↑ Paris. Xoomer.virgilio.it. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
  12. ↑ Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01. (PDF) . Retrieved on 20 October 2011.

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