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Elson, Jacob

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1859  37  2405 (86) 19 1860  35  2424 (75) 2 1861  33  2430 (65) 8 1862  39  2413 (63) 13 1863  35  2409 (70) 0 1864  35  2406 (73) 0 1865  35  2402 (75) 0 1866  36  2399 (74) 0 1867  36  2396 (70) 4 1868  43  2374 (69) 0 1869  44  2352 (66) 11 1870  47  2359 (61) 31 1871  39  2376 (65) 0 1872  36  2393 (66) 0 1873  26  2411 (63) 0 1874  30  2428 (57) 0 1875  27  2446 (45) 25 1876  33  2433 (43) 30 1877  32  2429 (56) 0 1878  35  2425 (62) 0 1879  37  2421 (64) 0 1880  42  2417 (63) 3 1881  44  2422 (63) 0 1882  47  2428 (58) 10 1883  50  2430 (60) 5 1884  50  2429 (63) 6 1885  55  2417 (71) 0 1886  61  2405 (77) 0 1887  69  2393 (80) 0 1888  71  2381 (82) 0 1889  83  2370 (82) 2 1890  88  2357 (86) 0 1891  106  2345 (88) 0 1892  121  2333 (89) 0 1893  127  2320 (89) 0 1894  130  2308 (88) 0 1895  143  2296 (85) 1 1896  151  2287 (83) 1 1897  163  2277 (83) 4 1898  187  2258 (87) 2 1899  206  2237 (94) 1 Rating table notes

Biographical data Name: Elson, Jacob   Born: 8 Apr. 1839 Died: 28 Jan. 1909   References Books    Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 107    Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 88, 89, 104    Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 99    Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 117    Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 16, 319    Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 385    Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 11    van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 46, 77, 366    van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. I, page 107    van Winsen, Mackenzie, Mason and Co. III, page 101 Periodicals    [CMNY], vol. 2, Jan. 1858, page 26    [CMNY], vol. 4, Sep. 1860, page 280    [CPQC], vol. 1, May 1868, page 54    [CW], vol. 3, Dec. 1867, page 322    [ILN], vol. 60, 13 Jan. 1872, page 51    [ILN], vol. 66, 12 June 1875, page 571    [ILN], vol. 69, 9 Sep. 1876, page 255    [NYC], 15 Dec. 1860    [NYC], 2 May 1868 Web    Brennen, Neil R.  [Chess Reconstruction: Jacob Elson in Memphis]    Sericano, C.  [Philadelphia 1876]

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Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Newman, L.C. - Elson, J. 1859 (1)	(c)	3	-	3	Newman, L.C. gave odds of pawn and move
Newman, L.C. - Elson, J. 1859 (2)	(c)	8	-	5	Newman, L.C. gave odds of the move
Elson, J. - Thompson, J. (1) 1860	(c)	2	-	0
Leonard, J.A. - Elson, J. 1861	(c)	4	-	4
Reichhelm, G.C. - Elson, J. 1862	(f)	8	-	5
Mackenzie, G.H. - Elson, J. 1867 (1)	(c)	1	-	1
Mackenzie, G.H. - Elson, J. 1867 (2)	(c)	1	-	1
Whiteman, J.G. - Elson, J. 1869	(f)	8.5	-	2.5
Elson, J. - Mason, Ja. 1870	(c)	1	-	0
Elson, J. - Wernich, H. 1870	(c)	1.5	-	1.5
Delmar, E. (1) - Elson, J. 1870	(f)	3	-	2
Elson, J. - Hicken, F.A. 1870	(f)	7	-	5	Elson, J. gave odds of a knight
Elson, J. - Maurice (1) 1870	(f)	4.5	-	5.5	Elson, J. gave odds of a knight
Elson, J. - Delmar, E. (1) 1875	(f)	3.5	-	1.5
Mason, Ja. - Elson, J. 1875	(c)	5.5	-	2.5
Bird, H.E. - Elson, J. 1876	(c)	6	-	1
Mackenzie, G.H. - Elson, J. 1876	(c)	5.5	-	0.5
Sellman, A.G. - Elson, J. 1880	(c)	0.5	-	0.5
Mackenzie, G.H. - Elson, J. 1880	(c)	1.5	-	0.5
Steinitz, W. - Elson, J. 1883	(c)	2	-	1
Gunsberg, I.A. - Elson, J. 1889	(c)	0.5	-	0.5
Bird, H.E. - Elson, J. 1889	(c)	0.5	-	0.5

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1875	Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament		37.5	/	52
Philadelphia 1876	4th American Chess Congress		8	/	14
	Elson, J. - Davidson, H. (1)	2 - 1
Philadelphia 1882	Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament		7	/	10
Philadelphia and New York 1883	Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match
	Elson, J. - Davidson, H. (1)	0.5 - 1.5
Philadelphia 1884 (1)	Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament		5.5	/	7
Philadelphia and New York 1895	Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match
	Elson, J. - Gedalia, C.	0.5 - 0.5
Philadelphia 1896 (2)	Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match
	Elson, J. - Simonson, G.	0.5 - 0.5
Philadelphia 1897 (1)	Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament
	Elson, J. - Boice, W.S.	1 - 0
	Elson, J. - Rhoads, J.H.	0.5 - 0.5
	Elson, J. - Barrett, S.R.	0.5 - 0.5
Philadelphia and New York 1897	Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match
	Elson, J. - Halpern, J.C.	1 - 0
Philadelphia 1898 (2)	Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament
	Elson, J. - Shipley, W.P.	0 - 1
	Elson, J. - Barclay, A.C.	1 - 0
	Elson, J. - Roeske, J.F.	1 - 0
Philadelphia 1899 (2)	Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match
	Elson, J. - Rocamora, S.R.	0 - 1

Player information updated: 21 Sept. 2017