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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 [...] Activity in New York and Brooklyn

Appendix [...] 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 [...] in Original Languages

Sources

Index of Opponents

Consultation Games Index

Handicap Games Index

Index of Annotators

Index of Openings (ECO Codes)

General Index