Newman, L.C. – Elson, J. 1859 (1)




Results
 
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Newman, Louis    2374 (85) 3/
Elson, Jacob    2315 (76) 3/
  Newman, Louis gave odds of pawn and move
 
Status: casual

Event table notes

Event data
Place: Philadelphia
Start date: 1859
End date: 1859
 
Notes:
The exact year is not known, but it must have been after Hazeltine started conducting the chess column of the New York Clipper (16 Aug. 1856) and before Elson became better known in 1860 or so. I am guessing that these games were played in 1859, which might be in error by 1 year or 2 years.
 
References
Books
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 387

Match page created: 14 Sept. 2015