James Mason | |
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Country | United States (before 1882) United Kingdom (after 1882) |
Born | Kilkenny, Ireland | 19 November 1849
Died | 12 January 1905 Rochford, Essex, England | (aged 55)
James Mason (19 November 1849 – 12 January 1905) was a British-American chess player, journalist and writer who became one of the world's best half-dozen players in the 1880s.[1] Mason was ranked the number 1 player in the world by Chessmetrics during 11 separate months between August 1877 and June 1878.[2]