Author: James Mason

Cited by

• Stephen Hunter (1)
  • IN: Tapestry of Spies (1985) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: The Ruy-Lopez is more popular than any other king pawn opening…. The Gambit is astonishingly complicated, embodying as it does a perpetual intertwining of grandiose strategical planning with an alarming maze of difficult tactical finesses and combinative motifs. It is no exaggeration to affirm that mastery of the Spanish Gambit is a requisite for anyone aspiring to become a strong chess player.
    FROM: Adapted from James Mason, The Art of Chess, (1895), Book, Ireland