{"product_id":"james-mason-in-america-9781476679433","title":"James Mason in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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 annotations for \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of the Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe American Chess Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, his participation in the Cafe Europa and Cafe International tournaments, his win in 1876''s Fourth American Chess Congress, and his matches against chess greats like George H. Mackenzie, Eugene Delmar, Dion M. Martinez, Edward Alberoni, and Henry E. Bird. Mason''s efforts to establish an American Chess Association and to arrange an international centennial congress in 1876 are also explored. In addition to the general index, the work also includes indexes of games, annotators, and openings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethe 1860s and 1870s were a golden time for chess journalism in the United States...a particularly nice touch is the reproduction of drawings of several chess clubs of the day...a first rate effort that will be fascinating reading for anyone interested in chess in 19th century America...a first-class productions effort with high quality paper and library binding...recommended\"—IM John Donaldson (\u003ci\u003eJeremySilman.com\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"invaluable...excellent\"—\u003ci\u003eManchester Chess Federation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"invaluable\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Compulsive Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"exceptionally good\"—\u003ci\u003eChessCafe.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"beautifully bound and printed. Flows like a novel, very much a 21st century book on a 19th century topic!\"—\u003ci\u003eBritish Chess Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"a rich look at the early career of a fine player and writer and the development of the American chess scene\"—\u003ci\u003eChessville\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments  1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Note to the Reader  3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I. Mason's Chess Career in America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne \"Establishing Himself in Business\" 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Intermezzo: American Chess in 1867 26\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo After the Break 27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Intermezzo: Chess Players' Baseball Game 45\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Intermezzo: Chess in Philadelphia 46\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree New World versus Old World 47\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Intermezzo: Nineteenth Century American Congresses 89\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour Disputed Victories  90\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Intermezzo: The Café International 105\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive The Pencil and the Game 106\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Intermezzo: The Spirit of the Times 129\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix \"Get Up Some Attack\" 130\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Intermezzo: The Lieders' Cup  144\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II. Matches and Tournaments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMackenzie–Mason (New York, 1869) 147\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKönigs–Mason (New York, 1873?) 148\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelmar–Mason (Brooklyn–New York, 1873) 148\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelmar–Mason (Brooklyn–New York, 1873) 148\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMartínez–Mason (Philadelphia, 1874) 149\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelmar–Mason (New York, 1874) 149\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlberoni–Mason (New York, 1875) 149\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBird–Mason (New York, 1875–1876) 150\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsultation Match (New York, 1877–1878) 151\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1868–1869) 152\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869) 153\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThird Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869) 153\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFourth Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869) 154\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFifth Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869–1870) 156\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooklyn Chess Club Tournament (Brooklyn, 1870) 157\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCafé International Tournament (New York, 1870) 158\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCafé International Tournament (New York, 1874–1875) 159\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCafé International Tournament (New York, 1875) 160\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCafé International Tournament (New York, 1876) 161\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFourth American Chess Congress (Philadelphia, 1876) 163\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClipper Free Centennial Tournament (New York, 1876) 165\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III. Games and Positions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous 1868 169\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1868–1869) 170\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869) 170\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThird Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869) 171\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFourth Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869) 172\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatch Mackenzie–Mason (New York, 1869) 176\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous 1869 179\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFifth Café Europa Tournament (New York, 1869–1870) 181\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooklyn Chess Club Tournament (Brooklyn, 1870) 181\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous 1870 182\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous 1872 184\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatch Königs–Mason (New York, 1873?) 185\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatch Delmar–Mason (Brooklyn–\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York, 1873) 186\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatch Delmar–Mason (Brooklyn–New York, 1873) 187\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous 1873 190\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatch Martínez–Mason (Philadelphia, 1874) 200\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatch Delmar–Mason (New York, 1874) 201\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous 1874 203\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCafé International Tournament (New York, 1874–1875) 209\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCafé International Tournament (New York, 1875) 211\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatch Alberoni–Mason (New York, 1875) 212\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous 1875 214\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatch Bird–Mason (New York, 1875–1876) 225\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCafé International Tournament (New York, 1876) 235\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFourth American Chess Congress (Philadelphia, 1876) 242\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClipper Free Centennial Tournament (New York, 1876) 250\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous 1876 253\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous 1877 259\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsultation Match (New York, 1877–1878) 264\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous 1878 269\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart IV. Appendices, Sources and Indexes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 1. Problems and an Endgame 275\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 2. A Summary of Mason's Results 280\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatch Record 280\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTournament Record 280\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecord Against \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProminent Players 281\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimultaneous Exhibition 284\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 3. Chess Activity in New York and Brooklyn  285\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 4. Chess Personalities, Clubs and Resorts 295\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 5. Published Works by Mason  307\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 6. Articles by Others  322\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 7. Letters to Editors of Newspapers and Journals 326\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 8. Notes in Original Languages 342\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSources  347\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex of Opponents 351\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsultation Games Index 354\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandicap Games Index 355\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex of Annotators 356\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex of Openings (ECO Codes)  359\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral Index 363\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040467517783,"sku":"9781476679433","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476679433.jpg?v=1750946848","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/james-mason-in-america-9781476679433","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}