Chess Reconstruction: Jacob Elson in Memphis












(133) Wilhelm Steinitz - Jacob Elson [C00]
off-hand Philadelphia, 12.1883

1.e4 e6 2.e5 d5 3.exd6 Bxd6 4.d4 Nc6 5.f4 Nf6 6.Nf3 0-0 7.c3 Nd5 8.g3 b6 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.0-0 Nce7 11.Ng5 h6 12.Ne4 Rc8 13.Qe2 c5 14.dxc5 Bxc5+ 15.Nxc5 Rxc5 16.Nd2 Nf6 17.Nf3 Qd5 18.Be3 Rcc8 19.Rad1 Diagram 19...Qxa2 20.Ra1 Bxf3 21.Rxa2 Bxe2 22.Bxe2 Rc7 23.Rfa1 Nfd5 24.Bd2 a5 25.Kf2 Rd8 26.Ra4 Nb4 27.Be3 Nbd5 28.Rd1 Rcd7 29.Bc1 Nf6 30.Re1 Philadelphia Times, December 16, 1883 1/2-1/2













(134) Gustavus Reichhelm - Jacob Elson [C51]
Offhand Game, 1865
[Gustavus Reichhelm]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.0-0 d6 7.d4 exd4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 Bg4 10.Qa4 Bxf3 11.d5 Bg4 12.dxc6 bxc6 13.e5 [ 13.Bxf7+ is recommended by the Handbuch, but the move made is more attacking. ] 13...Bd7 14.Bxf7+ A daring sacrifice. In another game Mr. Reichhelm played 14.exd6 followed by 15.Ne4. 14...Kxf7 15.Qf4+ Ke8 16.exd6 Nf6 17.Re1+ Kf8 18.Bb2 h5 19.Re7 cxd6 Diagram 20.Nd5 The attack is carried on with great vivacity, the position is exceedingly interesting. 20...Rh6 21.Rxg7 [ 21.Qxd6 Nxd5 22.Re6+ Kf7 etc.] 21...Kxg7 22.Nxf6 Rxf6 23.Qg5+ Kf7 24.Qxh5+ Kg7 25.Qg5+ Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, August 25, 1865 1/2-1/2













(135) Littleton - Jacob Elson [C22]
Offhand game, 1865
[Gustavus Reichhelm]

1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qd1 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nf3 d6 7.0-0 Bg4 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.Nbd2 0-0-0 11.h3 Diagram 11...h5 12.hxg4 Overlooking Black's 13th move. 12...hxg4 13.Nh2 Ne5 And White cannot possibly save the game. Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, August 18, 1865 0-1













(136) Littleton - Jacob Elson [C58]
Offhand game, 1866
[Gustavus Reichhelm]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.d3 h6 7.Nf3 e4 8.Qe2 Nxc4 9.dxc4 Bd6 10.Nc3 0-0 11.Nd4 c6 12.h3 cxd5 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.cxd5 Qa5+ 15.c3 Qxd5 16.0-0 Qe5 17.f4 Qe7 18.f5 Qh4 Diagram 19.Qf2 To avoid, at any rate, Black's contemplated movement of ...Qg3 19...Bg3 20.Qe2 b6 21.Be3 a5 22.Bf2 Ba6 23.c4 Bxf2+ 24.Rxf2 Rad8 25.Qe3 This is well-played. 25...Bxc4 26.f6 Qg5 27.Qxe4 Rfe8 28.Qf4 Qxf4 29.Rxf4 g5 30.Rg4 Be2 31.Nxe2 Rxe2 32.h4 Rd5 33.hxg5 Rxg5 34.Rxg5+ hxg5 And White, foreseeing the loss of his f pawn, resigns the game. Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, November 30, 1866 0-1













(137) Jacob Elson - Littleton [C52]
Offhand game, 1866
[Gustavus Reichhelm]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.0-0 Nf6 7.d4 0-0 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nxe5 Nxe4 10.Qf3 Nf6 11.Bg5 Ng6 12.Ng4 Mr. Elson conducts the attack very well, and the play throughout is highly creditable to his Chess skill. 12...d6 13.Nxf6+ gxf6 14.Bxf6 Qd7 15.Qh5 Qg4 16.Qh6 Nf4 17.g3 Nh3+ 18.Kg2 Qg6 19.Qh4 Bf5 20.Nd2 Rfe8 21.Rfe1 Bb6 22.Re2 Rxe2 23.Bxe2 Re8 Diagram 24.Bh5 Nf4+ 25.Qxf4 Qxh5 26.Rg1 Re2 27.g4 Prettily played. The position is somewhat singular. 27...Bxg4 28.Kh1 Rxf2 29.Rxg4+ Kf8 30.Bg7+ Ke8 31.Qe4+ Kd8 Mate in three. Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, December 21, 1866 1-0













(141) Jacob Elson - Amateur
Odds game, 1866

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Bxb4 4.f4 exf4 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.c3 Bc5 7.d4 Bb6 8.Ba3 Nxe4 9.0-0 d5 10.Re1 Bf5 11.Nbd2 c6 Diagram 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Ne5 Bg6 14.Rxe4 and wins. Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, April 20, 1866 1-0













(142) Jacob Elson - Amateur
Odds game, 1866
[Gustavus Reichhelm]

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 Bxb4 4.f4 exf4 Taking the second pawn is dangerous. 5.Nf3 d6 6.c3 Bc5 7.d4 Bb6 8.Bxf4 Nf6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 Nbd7 12.Kh1 c5 13.e5 dxe5 14.dxe5 g5 15.Nxg5 Nxe5 16.Nxf7 Well played. 16...Nxf7 Diagram 17.Qc2 and wins. Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, April 22, 1866 1-0



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