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206 MARSIiALL GAMBIT<br />
MARSTL\LL GAMBIT.65 in the o!E:N s (;aMnrr<br />
Dc.lincd, played <strong>by</strong> MARSSALL around 1900, a<br />
sound $ay oI aloiding the MnAN vARrArroN Ge<br />
JUNGE)i 312 in the.LN]RL cou\rrR riAMrj an old<br />
linc giv.ninlheftsr ednionolBilguer's HTNDBU.H<br />
(1843). (scc PrRPrruAl csEc( )<br />
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MARSITALL VARIATION, 294, line in the src!<br />
r rrN DEFTiN{jE gilcn <strong>by</strong>rA.Nrscn, and 631. FRENcs<br />
DEFEN.E !a aiion playcd in thc ,A,nsterdan<br />
loumrnenl 1851: bolh are oldnbious mcrit.<br />
ho<br />
:199, probably Whne\ best way <strong>to</strong> continue rhe *<br />
r-\N(n: AnAc( B.lore the Hamhurg loumdmenl !l<br />
1910. hRuscH had made acharactcrisllcasscrtio.<br />
lo the ellecl lhar the Max Lange Atrack lavoured<br />
lrlack MARSSALT spe.r nonths resdng his pre<br />
parcd variation, sprang n on T,riasch. r.d won.<br />
memorable viciory. Ycar passcd bcforc plav.$<br />
sere again rvilling <strong>to</strong> meel rhis atra.k.<br />
M,{SON,IAMES (18,1+1905). onc ollhc $orldi<br />
bcsl hall dozen pl a yers in the early 1880s.jounalisi.<br />
He iras b.in nr Kiikenn!, Iieland. ud ndopted<br />
tbe name Janres Mason lhh rcal name is nor<br />
kn.wn) when he ud bis lamill enigrated io thc<br />
USA nr 1861. Hc bccane . lrool blact in Ne*<br />
Yorl. Irequenting a Hunearian caL where he<br />
lcarncd <strong>chess</strong>. Coming <strong>to</strong> rhe noricc ol J G.<br />
BenD.i<strong>to</strong>lrhc N?, folt AelallhervasSilen ajob<br />
in the neNspapcrs officcs, a s(art in lile lhrt both<br />
suiled his literary aspimtions and ga!. him lhe<br />
chan.c <strong>to</strong>srudy lheganeiandin 1871i hc mad. [is<br />
markj i,inniDe lirsl prizes.r lhe Iourth American<br />
Cbe$ Congress, Philadclphia. and ln the rve,<br />
vorl (hppe. lournamenl. and delcati.g th.<br />
lhiting master Brm in n.rch phy (+11=r 4).<br />
Setlling nr Eoeland in 1878 he drew a nalchrvnh<br />
PomR (+5=11 5) in 1879. and at Vicnna 1882,<br />
thc shongesr loumanent held up <strong>to</strong> ihar rimc. h.<br />
<strong>to</strong>ok rhlrd prize (+17=12 5) after the joirr<br />
winnen euNrrz rnd N|NA*ER Thn pas his fine*<br />
achievenent. bnt he had somc olh.rgo.d<strong>to</strong>urna<br />
mcnr resulrs: London 1883 (won <strong>by</strong> zu(.RroRr).<br />
equal nfthr Nurc,nbcrg l883,rbird atter Winawer<br />
ldd BucruuRNti Hamburg llj85. second equal<br />
wilh Blickbume, ENcLrs.!, r^RRAsdr, and wErss<br />
alicr rnrNsnFRc: Manchener 1890 (Non <strong>by</strong> lar<br />
rasch). equal 6lthi and Beliast 1892. first equal<br />
wilh Blackbur.e. Fondoldrink, M.son 6 atleged<br />
<strong>to</strong> have losl nany eames wbe. h ! hilanous<br />
.ondition' A jolly good letlow 6tst and a<br />
<strong>chess</strong>-playcr aftcrsirds-, he neler lulfiiled the<br />
Pronise ol his firsl ycars in England. InsLead h.<br />
xrotc 6ooks on lhe game, in exccllcnr stylenorably<br />
two popuiar texlbooks. <strong>The</strong> Ptincipks of<br />
ch$ in <strong>The</strong>ot! and Prudi.. (1894) and <strong>The</strong> An of<br />
Cr.$ (1895)ibothran <strong>to</strong>sev aledilions Another<br />
or hk books- Jo.r/ ar,d$ 0900). contains mant<br />
shorl and b llia.t gamcs<br />
M6on wina*er vienra 1332 Irallan Op.ning<br />
lclc5 2NA\c6 lBc.rB.5 1d1d6 5BclBb6 6Nbd2<br />
h6 7 Nrl Nr6 3 h3 Nc7 9Ng3.6 t0Bb3 Bxel ll rxc:l<br />
1l1{b7+ (xb7 11tsc3+ Kas 45 Qr33 R1f5 16 Qd3<br />
Rxd5 17 Qd7 Rbl+ .13 Khz Rd2 .19 c).6- Kb8 i0<br />
Qxe] Llb2 5l !e6 Kc7 52 Ocl+ (b6 5:l Bd5 94 54<br />
hrs,1Rl2 ij Q.6 K.7 i6 Q.7+ nlack i.siens<br />
IIASON CANIBIT, 566, lhe (ERts G,rvBrr nr thc<br />
(rN{fs cA\rur Acepled. MASoN pl.led il unsuccessluuy<br />
aganxl RosrNrflAr nr th. Prris huma<br />
MASIER, gcncrallv a slrong player. Since tbe<br />
middle olthe20ih ccnrnryrh. titlc has incrcasingltr<br />
become incoryoraled in<strong>to</strong> lormal rirles and is lcss<br />
frcqu.nd! used olbeNne. See FIDE !r^srER.<br />
INE:RNAToNAJ, MASTER. t dr<br />
!\,IATANOVId, ALEKSANDAR (1930- ),<br />
Yugosla! pLaycr, l.rernlional crandmaster<br />
(195s). radnr announccr and producer. National<br />
chanpionin i969, .o-ch<strong>amp</strong>ion nr 1962 and 1r78,<br />
ne tlayed lor Yugoslavia in 1l Olympiads (1951<br />
,2, 1978). In lour idreronils (1152. 1958, 1967,<br />
1976) he achieved only nrodcrat. results, the best<br />
ot rhen his serenrh place at Por<strong>to</strong>roz in l!51i His<br />
bcsl nrlern.tional roumanent wins were at Zcvcn<br />
aar l96l (+r=8). Ti<strong>to</strong>lo Uzice 1966 (+6=s I ro<br />
rie wilh SULLN), and Bad Pyrmonl 1970 Ghded<br />
with D{irANovriand HEcEr) Atllousicn l!74|c<br />
<strong>to</strong>ok sc.ond rftc (+5=6) .lier B,BN!R.<br />
Matanovia mieht havc had grcat.r success in<br />
play ilhe had concentrated his efforts, bur hcNas<br />
also inl*cstcd in rhe publicalion ol <strong>chess</strong> liieralure.<br />
Two nruch lo hisedi<strong>to</strong>(hip:<br />
the ENcycropEDra 'najorsorksowc oF .HEss oILNrNas. publhhcd in<br />
livc volumcs lron 1974ro 1979 (1nedn). and Cn6s<br />
1,1,,,a,r, a multilingual $ice learly penodical<br />
wilh porld wide cnculatio.. foundcd in 1967.<br />
MATCE. a conren berween two individlah or a<br />
rEAM MArcs. Indilidual matchcs lrom as far back
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