Bernstein, Ossip




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1901  18  2480 (47) 16
1902  15  2505 (35) 39
1903  15  2530 (35) 31
1904  2546 (35) 31
1905  2566 (36) 15
1906  2586 (32) 41
1907  2591 (35) 28
1908  2589 (44) 0
1909  2588 (41) 18
1910  2592 (45) 0
1911  2595 (39) 28
1912  2593 (40) 19
1913  10  2577 (49) 0
1914  12  2560 (50) 12
1915  16  2536 (59) 0
1916  17  2513 (63) 0
1917  26  2489 (63) 8
1918  35  2473 (70) 1
1919  34  2467 (75) 0
1920  35  2461 (79) 0
1921  39  2455 (81) 0
1922  40  2449 (81) 2
1923  39  2453 (83) 0
1924  40  2457 (85) 0
1925  37  2461 (85) 0
1926  29  2465 (83) 0
1927  29  2469 (80) 0
1928  27  2474 (76) 0
1929  25  2478 (69) 0
1930  20  2482 (60) 6
1931  21  2495 (56) 0
1932  13  2508 (45) 19
1933  13  2513 (45) 14
1934  26  2492 (49) 15
1935  34  2487 (62) 0
1936  35  2482 (70) 0
1937  36  2477 (76) 0
1938  34  2472 (80) 0
1939  34  2467 (82) 0
1940  37  2462 (82) 0
1941  36  2457 (81) 0
1942  40  2453 (79) 0
1943  40  2448 (75) 0
1944  50  2443 (69) 0
1945  54  2438 (59) 0
1946  59  2433 (46) 31
1947  73  2419 (62) 0
1948  79  2405 (73) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Bernstein, Ossip Samuel  
   Also known as: Osip Samuel Bernstein; Ossip Samoilovich Bernstein
Born: 2 Oct. 1882
Died: 30 Nov. 1962
 
References
Books
   Cornil, Le Café de la Régence, page 242
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 300
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 375
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 334
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 452
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 248, 300
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 75
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 764, 954
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 35
   Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 523
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 27
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 456, 489, 571
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 30
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 143
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 656
   Soltis, Soviet Chess, page 6
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 26, 27
   Wade, Soviet Chess, page 29
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 348
Web
   Hoppe, Frank.  [Chronik des Jahres 1902] (broken)
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944]
   Thimognier, Dominique.  [BERNSTEIN Ossip Samoïlovich]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4579. Where did Ossip Bernstein die?]

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

Bernstein, O.S. - Carls, C.J.M. 1901         (f)     7   -   3
Bernstein, O.S. - Winawer, S.A. 1901         (f)     3.5   -   2.5
Bernstein, O.S. - Wolf, H. (1) 1902         (f)     4   -   4
Capablanca, J.R. - Bernstein, O.S. 1914         (f)     1.5   -   0.5
Evenson, A.M. - Bernstein, O.S. 1917         (f)     5   -   3
Alekhine, A.A. - Bernstein, O.S. 1918         (f)     1   -   0
Alekhine, A.A. - Bernstein, O.S. 1922         (f)     1.5   -   0.5
Bernstein, O.S. - Naegeli, O.E.V. 1932         (f)     3   -   1
Alekhine, A.A. - Bernstein, O.S. 1933         (f)     2   -   2

Tournament data

Berlin 1902 (8)     Berlin Summer Tournament - Section I     7  /  7
Hanover 1902 (7)     13th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A     14.5  /  21
Berlin 1902 (10)     1st Tournament of the General Chess Federation of Berlin     5.5  /  7
Berlin 1903     Berlin Chess Association Jubilee Tournament     11  /  14
Kiev 1903     3rd Russian National Tournament     13  /  17
Coburg 1904 (7)     14th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     8  /  13
Berlin 1904 (1)     Berlin Championship     14.5  /  18
Barmen 1905 (1)     Barmen Tournament - Meisterturnier A     9  /  15
Stockholm 1906     Stockholm Tournament     9  /  11
Ostend 1906 (1)     Ostend Tournament - First Stage, Section A - Section B     5.5  /  9
Ostend 1906 (3)     Ostend Tournament - Second Stage, Section A - Section C     3.5  /  6
Ostend 1906 (5)     Ostend Tournament - Third Stage, Section A - Section D     3  /  4
Ostend 1906 (7)     Ostend Tournament - Fourth Stage, Section A     2.5  /  3
Ostend 1906 (11)     Ostend Tournament - Fifth Stage     3.5  /  8
Ostend 1907 (3)     Ostend Master Tournament     19.5  /  28
Saint Petersburg 1909 (1)     Chigorin Memorial Tournament     10.5  /  18
Moscow 1911     Moscow City Championship     13  /  14
San Sebastian 1911 (1)     San Sebastian Master Tournament     7  /  14
Vilnius 1912 (1)     Russian National Tournament - Meisterturnier     12  /  19
Saint Petersburg 1914 (2)     Saint Petersburg Tournament - Preliminary     5  /  10
Le Pont 1930     Le Pont Tournament     4  /  6
Bern 1932 (2)     International Tournament     10  /  15
Bern 1933 (2)     Bern Tournament     8  /  10
Zurich 1934 (1)     Zurich International Tournament     9  /  15
London, England 1946 (1)     London International Tournament - Section A     8  /  11
Sydney and Melbourne and Paris and Marseille 1946     Australia - France Radio and Cable Match    
  Bernstein, O.S. - Steiner, L.     1 - 0    
Groningen 1946     Groningen International Tournament     7  /  19
Paris and New York 1948     France - U.S.A. Cable Match    
  Bernstein, O.S. - Fine, R.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026