gnohmon wrote on Sun, Apr 7, 2002 05:08 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
Bird lost a match to Steinitz by a mrer 7 to 6.
'Bird is one of history's greatest non-GM chessplayers.' I said, but I was
wrong.
Steinitz was a tough cookie. Losing 7-6 makes Bird a GM in my estimation.
More than superb, optimal!