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Jacob Elson
J Elson 
American Chess Journal 1878, p. 139  

Number of games in database: 38
Years covered: 1860 to 1905
Overall record: +11 -15 =12 (44.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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JACOB ELSON
(born Apr-08-1839, died Jan-28-1909, 69 years old) Germany (federation/nationality United States of America)

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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 38  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. NN vs J Elson  0-1261860Odds game000 Chess variants
2. J Leonard vs J Elson 1-0301861Leonard - ElsonC30 King's Gambit Declined
3. J Elson vs G Reichhelm 1-0261869PhiladelphiaC44 King's Pawn Game
4. J Whiteman vs J Elson  1-0481869Whiteman - Elson, 1st MatchC78 Ruy Lopez
5. J Elson vs J Whiteman  ½-½291869Whiteman - Elson, 1st MatchA83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit
6. J Whiteman vs J Elson 1-0391869Whiteman - Elson, 1st MatchB01 Scandinavian
7. J Elson vs J Whiteman  0-1121869Whiteman - Elson, 1st MatchA83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit
8. J Whiteman vs J Elson  ½-½361869Whiteman - Elson, 1st MatchC54 Giuoco Piano
9. J Elson vs J Whiteman  0-1141869Whiteman - Elson, 1st MatchA83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit
10. J Whiteman vs J Elson  ½-½351869Whiteman - Elson, 1st MatchC51 Evans Gambit
11. J Elson vs J Whiteman  1-0411869Whiteman - Elson, 1st MatchA83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit
12. J Whiteman vs J Elson  1-0401869Whiteman - Elson, 1st MatchC51 Evans Gambit
13. J Elson vs J Whiteman 0-1521869Whiteman - Elson, 1st MatchA83 Dutch, Staunton Gambit
14. J Whiteman vs J Elson  1-0191869Whiteman - Elson, 1st MatchC15 French, Winawer
15. E Delmar vs J Elson 1-0291870Casual gameC77 Ruy Lopez
16. H Davidson vs J Elson  0-1221876PhiladelphiaC01 French, Exchange
17. J Elson vs P Ware 1-03918764th American Chess Congress, PhiladelphiaB01 Scandinavian
18. P Ware vs J Elson 1-06918764th American Chess Congress, PhiladelphiaA80 Dutch
19. J Elson vs A Roberts  ½-½3818764th American Chess Congress, PhiladelphiaC77 Ruy Lopez
20. A Roberts vs J Elson  ½-½3818764th American Chess Congress, PhiladelphiaC01 French, Exchange
21. H Davidson vs J Elson 0-14718764th American Chess Congress, PhiladelphiaC01 French, Exchange
22. J Elson vs H Davidson  ½-½2618764th American Chess Congress, PhiladelphiaC31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
23. Mason vs J Elson  1-03918764th American Chess Congress, PhiladelphiaC01 French, Exchange
24. J Elson vs Mason  ½-½3318764th American Chess Congress, PhiladelphiaC11 French
25. L D Barbour vs J Elson  0-12318764th American Chess Congress, PhiladelphiaC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-31-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: An excellent article on Elson's early years can be found at:

ftp://ftp.pitt.edu/group/student-activities/ches-
s/PittClub/2003WinterPWP.pdf

Aug-01-12  JonDSouzaEva: Apparently he was a no-good umbrella-stealing scoundrel - see item 5209 on this page: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...
Oct-18-14  ljfyffe: <(Elson) rarely appeared outside his adopted city, prdferring instead to steadily work in his jewelry shop on 151 North Sixth Street as a watchmaker, waiting for strong opponents to stop by the old Philadelphia Chess Club, and before that, the Athenaeum, at Sixth and Adelphi Streets, where according to Reichhelm in "Chess in Philadelphia", "a room and four chess tables were accorded the royal pastime.> Writings in Chess History by John Hilbert.
Oct-23-14  ljfyffe: preferring instead..
Sep-29-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: <Apparently he was a no-good umbrella-stealing scoundrel - see item 5209 on this page>

But that Elson apparently lived in New York, whilst our man is based in Philadelphia.

Mar-17-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  mifralu: Jacob Elson:

https://books.google.de/books?id=GS...

Mar-17-24
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  Stonehenge: Hmm, turned out a bit too small. I don't know how to enlarge it.
Mar-20-25  stone free or die: <<Stonehenge> Hmm, turned out a bit too small. I don't know how to enlarge it.>

Photoshop, gimp, Windows Paint, etc, etc all can be used. The html code could also instruct the browser to size a graphic as well.

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A photograph of him, a bit older, is also here:

https://cplorg.contentdm.oclc.org/d...

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