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Edith Baird

British chess composer (1859-1924) · Chess Players · Died at 64

Edith Elina Helen (Winter-Wood) Baird was a British chess composer widely regarded in her time as the world’s most prolific creator of chess problems. She published under her married name as Mrs. W. J. Baird and was sometimes referred to in the press as the "Queen of Chess".

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Category
Chess Players
Type
Chess Player
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1859 to 1924 · aged 64