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James Mason

James Mason was an Irish-American chess player, journalist and writer who became one of the world's best half-dozen players in the 1880s. Mason was ranked the number 1 player in the world by Chessmetrics during 11 separate months between August 1877 and June 1878.

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Tournaments won by James Mason

Tournament Year Location
Fourth American Chess Congress (1876) 1876 Philadelphia (United States)
James Mason

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Born: Monday, November 19, 1849
Died: Thursday, January 12, 1905

Puzzles with James Mason

Harry Nelson Pillsbury - James Mason
London
1899
White to win
James Mason - F. Arkrwright
London Simpson's Divan, London
1891
White to draw
James Mason - Paul Von Frankenberg
New York Cafe Europa-05 Handicap, New York (Cafe Europa)
1869
White to win
James Mason - James Moore Hanham
British CA Congress-02 Masters, London
1886.07.13
White to win
James Mason - Geza Maroczy
Monte Carlo
1902
White to defend
Berthold Englisch - James Mason
Paris
1878
Black to defend
Harry Nelson Pillsbury - James Mason
London
1899
White to defend
Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky - James Mason
DSB-09.Kongress, Leipzig
1894
Black to draw
James Mason - Johannes Hermann Zukertort
London
1883
Black to defend
James Mason - Johannes Von Minckwitz
DSB-04.Kongress, Hamburg
1885
Black to defend
James Mason - Josef Noa
London+, London
1883
White to draw
James Mason - Henry Bird
London BCF, London
1892
White to checkmate
James Mason - Arthur John Mackenzie
London
1904
Black to checkmate
James Mason - Mikhail Chigorin
Paris
1900
Black to checkmate
James Mason - Jean Taubenhaus
USA-06.Congress, New York
1889
White to win
James Mason - Hector William Shoosmith
London
1904
Black to draw
James Mortimer - James Mason
London BCA, London
1887
Black to checkmate
James Mason - Henry Bird
London
1893
Black to defend