James Mason in America: The Early Chess Career, 1867-1878

ISBN-13: 9781476679433 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 384 str.

Joost Van Winsen

Spis treści

• Preface and Acknowledgments 1
• A Note to the Reader 3
• Part I. Mason's Chess Career in America
• One "Establishing Himself in Business" 7
• Intermezzo: American Chess in 1867 26
• Two After the Break 27
• Intermezzo: Chess Players' Baseball Game 45
• Intermezzo: Chess in Philadelphia 46
• Three New World versus Old World 47
• Intermezzo: Nineteenth Century American Congresses 89
• Four Disputed Victories 90
• Intermezzo: The Café International 105
• Five The Pencil and the Game 106
• Intermezzo: The Spirit of the Times 129
• Six "Get Up Some Attack" 130
• Intermezzo: The Lieders' Cup 144
• 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) 165
• 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 269
• Part IV. Appendices, Sources and Indexes
• Appendix 1. Problems and an Endgame 275
• Appendix 2. A Summary of Mason's Results 280
• Match Record 280
• Tournament Record 280
• Record Against
• Prominent Players 281
• Simultaneous Exhibition 284
• Appendix 3. Chess Activity in New York and Brooklyn 285
• Appendix 4. Chess Personalities, Clubs and Resorts 295
• Appendix 5. Published Works by Mason 307
• Appendix 6. Articles by Others 322
• Appendix 7. Letters to Editors of Newspapers and Journals 326
• Appendix 8. Notes in Original Languages 342
• Sources 347
• Index of Opponents 351
• Consultation Games Index 354
• Handicap Games Index 355
• Index of Annotators 356
• Index of Openings (ECO Codes) 359
• General Index 363