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From Philadelphia, George H. Derrickson possessed great talent and it was believed that Morphy's mantle would fall upon him, but he died on April 16, 1862 at either the age of 17 (based on contemporary reports) or 18 (based on official records). Although he was no doubt a very talented player, looking at the minuscule game sample that has survived, the claim that he would be Morphy's successor seems debatable.
His obituary stated that "he had mastered as if by intuition the most abstruse problems in his scholastic pursuits, and had won the highest honors of his class."
At the time he was considered one of the best players in the country and was a regular contributor to the chess column of the New York Clipper magazine. He also excelled in the area of problem composition and his problems often appeared in the Clipper.
The magazine described him as "eminently social, affable, and unaffected" and physically they described him as, "tall and straight, with an appearance of more beauty of person than falls to the lot of most men." The magazine also admired his "chirography," that is to say, handwriting.
Another description described him as, "Gentle as a girl, sympathetic, affectionate. Large hazel, thoughtful eyes; plump red cheeks, round, full forehead, and a well-balanced head. Grave and judicial in manners and speech – too much so, we think, for one of his years."
At some point Derrickson spent time in New York City where made an impression on members of the Morphy Chess Club and Billiard Room. You can read more in the The British Chess Magazine, August 1893, beginning on page 338 HERE.
The following game which appeared in the New York Clipper, July 21, 1860 edition, does not give the name of his opponent. Derrickson should have lost, but after some slips by his opponent he managed a strong conclusion and scored a nice win.
Anonymous–George H. Derrickson0–1C53Casual game, Philadelphia1860Stockfish 14.1
Giuoco Piano 1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.c4 c5 4.c3 f6 This early Q
development is far riskier that the standard 4...Nf6 5.d3 More challenging
to black was 5.d4 h6 6.0-0 d6 7.e3 7.b4 b6 8.a4 a6 9.e3 ge7 10.bd2 g6 11.b3 equals. Mons,L (2435)-Bosiocic,M (2555)/Austria 2015 7...g4 7...a6 8.b4 a7 9.a4 ge7 10.b5 b8 11.bd2 d7 12.d4 0-0 White is
better. Jovanovic,Z (2557)-Rogic,D (2477)/Sibenik 2008 7...ge7 The most
often seen. 8.b4 b6 8...xe3 9.fxe3 0-0 10.e1 e6 Equals. Rabiega,R
(2499)-Jussupow,A (2633)/Altenkirchen 2001 9.a4 e6 10.bd2 d8 White has
the better chances. Tishin,P (2440)-Khruschiov,A (2440)/Tula 2004 8.h3 h5
Very aggressive play. Much safe would have been the double exchange on f3. 9.g5 9.bd2 Meeting black's K-side ambitions by playing for d4 was indicated.
d7 10.d4 exd4 11.cxd4 xd4 White has two promising continuations: 12.e5
and 12.Nxd4. Both of them lead to white having the better prospects. 12.xd4 12.e5 dxe5 13.e4 Here things get a bit tricky! xf3+ 14.h1 14.xf3 xf3 15.gxf3 xe3 16.fxe3 Black has not only won a P, but his position is
vastly superior. 12...xd4 13.b3 threatening both f7 and b7. 9...g6 10.bd2 ge7 11.b3 Up to this point white's play has resulted in reaching
a position that is equal, but this move should have resulted in black's
gaining the upper hand. Correct was 11.b4 and 12.a4 0-0-0 Slap this move
with two question marks!! 11...f6 12.e3 xe3 13.fxe3 xh3 with a nice
advantage. 12.xf7 ...and wins. h7 13.hxg4 While this move is
perfectly OK, it's not the strongest he had. 13.d4 launches a very strong
attack. b6 14.a4 a6 15.d5 a5 15...b8 16.xe7 d7 17.xd6 xf7 18.xe5 f6 19.e7 white is winning. 16.a2 df8 17.e6+ xe6 18.dxe6 e8 19.b4 ac6 20.b5 a5 21.bxa6 bxa6 22.xe7 xe7 23.d5 c6 24.xd6
is winning for white. 13...hxg4 14.e6+ 14.h4 was a heavier blow. g6 15.e6+ b8 16.xg4 14...b8 15.h4 c8 15...df8 Puts up stouter
resistance. 16.g6 xg6 17.xg6 g3 18.xh7 xf2+ 19.xf2 gxf2+ 19...xh7 is not advisable because of mate in 20.xf8+ d8 21.xd8# 20.h2 xh7 White has the superior ending and, in fact, won all five
Shootouts. With humans the results could be different! 16.g6 g8 17.xg8 dxg8 There can be little doubt that white has a dominating position. 18.f5 Not bad at all, but even stronger was 17.Bf7! 18.f7 winning the exchange.
f8 19.g6 xf7 20.xh8 18...g3 Once again, not the mst precise move. 19.d4 19.g6 gxf2+ 20.xf2 h5 21.f3 xg5 22.xg5 8e7 23.e6 xf2+ 24.xf2 d8 25.xe7 xe7 26.h1 and wins. 19...exd4 20.cxd4 20.b3
makes it even easier for White b6 21.xd4 xd4 22.cxd4 xd4 23.g6 gxf2+ 24.xf2 which is very similar to the note to 19.d4 20...xd4 21.e6
Yet another imprecise move. Much better was 21.Ng6 xf2+ Black should not
have taken the f-Pawn yet. 21...gxf2+ 22.xf2 xf2+ 23.xf2 e8 24.g6 xe6 25.xh8 White is a piece up. 21...e8 This is best even though
here, too, white is still winning. 22.g6 gxf2+ 23.xf2 e5 24.xh8 d3 25.h4 xe6 26.f3 xf2+ 27.xf2 xe4 and black can at least play on. 22.h1 This move earns a gaggle of question marks because it's a mistake that loses
all of his advantage and leaves his opponent slightly better. 22.xf2 gxf2+ 23.xf2 Materially white has 2Bs vs. a R+P. Two Bs are much stronger than a
R and an extra P is not enough to compensate..One author claimed two Bs are as
strong as a R and N (assuming the opponent has no Bs). The reason is that the
two Bs can cover a lot more squares than a R. 22...e8 23.f7 Another
move that earns a gaggle of question marks because this one is a bunder that
results in a lost game! 23.h3 Blocking the R would have kept black's
advantage at a minimum. e5 24.f5 b6 25.f4 and black's advantage is
minimal. 23...e5 24.df3 xg5 The beginning of a decisive attack. 25.xg5 xh4+ 26.h3 8e7 26...g5 keeps an even firmer grip 27.e6 h6 28.f5 e5 29.ad1 e7 30.d2 g4 31.dxf2 gxf2 32.xf2 gxh3 33.gxh3 and
black is winning. 27.a4 Pointless, but he had to either resign or make a
move. 27.xf2 is not much help gxf2 28.f1 g5 29.xf2 g4 30.f4
Oddly, the R finds itself pinned after this, but there was nothing better. e5 31.g1 d3 wins 27...e5 28.e6 7g6 29.b4 29.f5 is no help as after
f4 30.xf2 gxf2 31.f1 g6 32.xf2 fd3 33.f1 gxf5 wins. 29...f4 30.b3 Derrickson announced mate in 3. A nice finale by Derrickson, but
hardly of Morphy quality. 0–1
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