James Mason (chess player)
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| Born | November 19, 1849 Kilkenny , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Died | January 15, 1905 Rochford (Essex) |
| Best Elo rating | 2715 (October 1876) ( historical rating ) |
James Mason (born November 19, 1849 in Kilkenny , † January 15, 1905 in Rochford (Essex) ) was an important Irish - American chess player of the 19th century .
Life
Mason was an orphan boy. Mason was his adopted name. His maiden name is not known. He was adopted by an Irish family who emigrated with him to the USA in 1861, where he also learned to play chess.
His professional career started out as a journalist for the New York Herald . In 1876 he won the 4th US Chess Congress, the New York Clipper Tournament, and then defeated Henry E. Bird in a competition when he returned to Europe with the result of 13: 6 (+11 = 4-6).
In 1878 he settled in England and lived mainly from playing chess. In 1882 he was third in the major international tournament in Vienna . At the congress of the German Chess Federation in Nuremberg in 1883 he was also third, in Hamburg 1885 he came in second place.
The variant 2.… e5xf4 3. Nb1 – c3 Qd8 – h4 + 4. Ke1 – e2 of the king's gambit is called the Mason gambit.
Mason, who is rumored to have been addicted to alcohol and therefore failed to use his enormous chess potential, wrote a number of chess books that were of great importance:
- The Principles of Chess in Theory and Practice (1893)
- The Art of Chess (1895)
- Chess Openings (1897)
- Social Chess (1900)
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| SURNAME | Mason, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish-American chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kilkenny |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 15, 1905 |
| Place of death | Rochford (Essex) |