Joost van Winsen

James Mason in America

The Early Chess Career, 1867-1878

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Produktbeschreibung

Few men are prominent chess players as well as esteemed chess writers. James Mason, in his lifetime, had the reputation of being both. This book chronicles Mason's early career in the United States, providing many details on his writings and his matches against chess greats like George H. Mackenzie, Eugene Delmar, and Dion M. Martinez.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 708g
• ISBN-13: 9781476679433
• ISBN-10: 1476679436
• Artikelnr.: 65437536

Autorenporträt

Journalist Joost van Winsen lives in the Netherlands. He has previously written about American chess history of the Nineteenth century, and has contributed articles to ChessCafe.com and ChessArcheology.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments A Note to the Reader Part I. Mason's Chess Career in America One "Establishing Himself in Business" Intermezzo: American Chess in 1867 Two After the Break Intermezzo: Chess Players' Baseball Game Intermezzo: Chess in Philadelphia Three New World versus Old World Intermezzo: Nineteenth Century American Congresses Four Disputed Victories Intermezzo: The Café International Five The Pencil and the Game Intermezzo: The Spirit of the Times Six "Get Up Some Attack" Intermezzo: The Lieders' Cup Part II. Matches and Tournaments Mackenzie-Mason (New York, 1869) 147
Königs-Mason (New York, 1873?) 148
Delmar-Mason (Brooklyn-New York, 1873) 148
Delmar-Mason (Brooklyn-New York, 1873) 148
Martínez-Mason (Philadelphia, 1874) 149
Delmar-Mason (New York, 1874) 149
Alberoni-Mason (New York, 1875) 149
Bird-Mason (New York, 1875-1876) 150
Consultation Match (New York, 1877-1878) 151
First Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1868-1869) 152
Second Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869) 153
Third Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869) 153
Fourth Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869) 154
Fifth Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869-1870) 156
Brooklyn Chess Club Tournament (Brooklyn, 1870) 157
Café International Tournament (New York, 1870) 158
Café International Tournament (New York, 1874-1875) 159
Café International Tournament (New York, 1875) 160
Café International Tournament (New York, 1876) 161
Fourth American Chess Congress (Philadelphia, 1876) 163
Clipper Free Centennial Tournament (New York, 1876) Part III. Games and Positions Miscellaneous 1868 169
First Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1868-1869) 170
Second Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869) 170
Third Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869) 171
Fourth Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869) 172
Match Mackenzie-Mason (New York, 1869) 176
Miscellaneous 1869 179
Fifth Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869-1870) 181
Brooklyn Chess Club Tournament (Brooklyn, 1870) 181
Miscellaneous 1870 182
Miscellaneous 1872 184
Match Königs-Mason (New York, 1873?) 185
Match Delmar-Mason (Brooklyn- New York, 1873) 186
Match Delmar-Mason (Brooklyn-New York, 1873) 187
Miscellaneous 1873 190
Match Martínez-Mason (Philadelphia, 1874) 200
Match Delmar-Mason (New York, 1874) 201
Miscellaneous 1874 203
Café International Tournament (New York, 1874-1875) 209
Café International Tournament (New York, 1875) 211
Match Alberoni-Mason (New York, 1875) 212
Miscellaneous 1875 214
Match Bird-Mason (New York, 1875-1876) 225
Café International Tournament (New York, 1876) 235
Fourth American Chess Congress (Philadelphia, 1876) 242
Clipper Free Centennial Tournament (New York, 1876) 250
Miscellaneous 1876 253
Miscellaneous 1877 259
Consultation Match (New York, 1877-1878) 264
Miscellaneous 1878 Part IV. Appendices, Sources and Indexes Appendix 1.
Problems and an Endgame Appendix 2.
A Summary of Mason's Results Match Record 280
Tournament Record 280
Record Against Prominent Players 281
Simultaneous Exhibition Appendix 3.
Chess Activity in New York and Brooklyn Appendix 4.
Chess Personalities, Clubs and Resorts Appendix 5.
Published Works by Mason Appendix 6.
Articles by Others Appendix 7.
Letters to Editors of Newspapers and Journals Appendix 8.
Notes in Original Languages Sources Index of Opponents Consultation Games Index Handicap Games Index Index of Annotators Index of Openings (ECO Codes) General Index