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About James Hanham
Major James Moore Hanham was an American chess master, who played in many American and international chess tournaments between 1884 and 1889. He fought on the side of the North during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of Major. He is remembered today for several innovations in the opening, particularly the Hanham Variation of Philidor's Defense.
Everything about James Hanham →- Occupation
- chess player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 4, 1840
- Died
- December 30, 1923