[4][5] He scored 9/13, finished tied for 4th-5th place, in the Minor Section of the Fifth American Chess Congress.

[7] Baird finished 3rd with 6.15/12 in the Eighth Manhattan Chess Club championship (1883).

[8] At the Sixth American Chess Congress at New York 1889, a double round robin that was one of the longest tournaments in history, Baird scored 7/38, finishing 19th out of 20 players.

[10] At a strong tournament at New York 1893, Baird finished with 4.5/9 (a half point more than his brother), tying for 5th-6th.

)[11] Baird played in the very strong Meisterturnier (Master Tournament) at Leipzig 1894, scoring a respectable 7.5/17 (12th place out of 18 players); Siegbert Tarrasch won.