H.W.B. Gifford
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H.W.B. Gifford (born ca. 1830, England – died ?) was a Dutch chess
master.
Biographical information on H. Gifford is scarce. He was first unofficial Dutch Champion
when shared 1st with Benjamin Willem Blijdenstein (A.H. van Blijdenstein in other sources) and won a play-off game against him at The Hague 1873. He shared 1st with A. de Lelie at Amsterdam 1874 (NED-ch) but lost a play-off game to him, and again won at Rotterdam 1875 (NED-ch).
He took 11th in the Paris 1878 chess tournament
(Johannes Zukertort
and Szymon Winawer
won), and tied for 5–6th at Paris 1881 (Edward Chamier
won).
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master.
Biographical information on H. Gifford is scarce. He was first unofficial Dutch Champion
Dutch Chess Championship
The Dutch Chess Championship was officially established in 1909, although unofficial champions stretch back to the 1870s.-Early years:-Official championships:...
when shared 1st with Benjamin Willem Blijdenstein (A.H. van Blijdenstein in other sources) and won a play-off game against him at The Hague 1873. He shared 1st with A. de Lelie at Amsterdam 1874 (NED-ch) but lost a play-off game to him, and again won at Rotterdam 1875 (NED-ch).
He took 11th in the Paris 1878 chess tournament
Paris 1878 chess tournament
The revival of France after the Franco-Prussian War was demonstrated by a world exhibition. Paris was a city of light for the first time. A great chess tournament took place in the exhibition hall from 17 June to 31 July 1878. The participation of George Henry Mackenzie and James Mason made it the...
(Johannes Zukertort
Johannes Zukertort
Johannes Hermann Zukertort was a leading chess master of German-Polish-Jewish origin. He was one of the leading world players for most of the 1870s and 1880s, and lost to Wilhelm Steinitz in the World Chess Championship 1886, which is generally seen as the first World Chess Championship match, he...
and Szymon Winawer
Szymon Winawer
Szymon Abramowicz Winawer , born in Warsaw, Poland, was a leading chess player who won the German Chess Championship in 1883...
won), and tied for 5–6th at Paris 1881 (Edward Chamier
Edward Chamier
Edward Chamier was a French chess master.He was born into an English branch of a French Huguenot family . Chamier won at Paris 1874 and at Paris 1881...
won).