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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