Henry William Birkmyre Gifford (born 1847, Australia – 12 April 1924, Kensington, London)Henry William Birkmyre Gifford deceased, The London Gazette, 12 August 1924 was an English chess master.Maestri dell'. Xoomer.virgilio.it. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
Biographical information on Gifford is scarce.Chess Notes by Edward Winter. Chesshistory.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011. He was the first unofficial Dutch Champion when shared he shared first place with Benjamin Willem BlijdensteinChess Notes by Edward Winter. Chesshistory.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011. (A. H. van Blijdenstein in other sources) and won a play-off game against him at The Hague 1873.Haag 1873. Xoomer.virgilio.it. Retrieved 20 October 2011.Edo Ratings, Gifford, H. W. B. Edochess.ca. Retrieved 20 October 2011. He shared first with A. de Lelie at Amsterdam 1874 (NED-ch) but lost a play-off game to him,Edo Ratings, de Lelie, A. Edochess.ca. Retrieved 20 October 2011. and again won at Rotterdam 1875 (NED-ch).Welcome to the Chessmetrics site . Chessmetrics.com (26 March 2005). Retrieved 20 October 2011. On 18 June 1877, he married Eliza Goldsmid in London and then moved to France.Henry William Birkmyre Gifford at chess games.com.
He took 11th in the Paris 1878 chess tournament (Johannes Zukertort and Szymon Winawer won),Paris. Xoomer.virgilio.it. Retrieved 20 October 2011. and tied for 5–6th at Paris 1881 (Edward Chamier won).Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01 . (PDF) . Retrieved 20 October 2011.
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