Levin, Jacob  
  
 
 Ratings 
  
  | Year       | 
  Rank   | 
   Edo    | 
  Dev.   | 
  Games  | 
 
  | 1925  | 
  297  | 
  2269 |  (108) |   1 | 
 
  | 1926  | 
  262  | 
  2290 |  (104) |   1 | 
 
  | 1927  | 
  242  | 
  2303 |  (101) |   0 | 
 
  | 1928  | 
  226  | 
  2316 |  (98) |   0 | 
 
  | 1929  | 
  209  | 
  2329 |  (93) |   0 | 
 
  | 1930  | 
  184  | 
  2342 |  (88) |   0 | 
 
  | 1931  | 
  160  | 
  2355 |  (82) |   1 | 
 
  | 1932  | 
  141  | 
  2368 |  (76) |   1 | 
 
  | 1933  | 
  125  | 
  2378 |  (71) |   1 | 
 
  | 1934  | 
  113  | 
  2386 |  (65) |   2 | 
 
  | 1935  | 
  127  | 
  2377 |  (59) |   1 | 
 
  | 1936  | 
  141  | 
  2368 |  (50) |   23 | 
 
  | 1937  | 
  167  | 
  2358 |  (55) |   1 | 
 
  | 1938  | 
  180  | 
  2351 |  (56) |   0 | 
 
  | 1939  | 
  190  | 
  2344 |  (51) |   12 | 
 
  | 1940  | 
  160  | 
  2354 |  (52) |   0 | 
 
  | 1941  | 
  141  | 
  2363 |  (47) |   9 | 
 
  | 1942  | 
  141  | 
  2347 |  (42) |   24 | 
 
  | 1943  | 
  119  | 
  2359 |  (51) |   0 | 
 
  | 1944  | 
  109  | 
  2371 |  (52) |   9 | 
 
  | 1945  | 
  99  | 
  2384 |  (56) |   0 | 
 
  | 1946  | 
  84  | 
  2397 |  (55) |   19 | 
 
  
Rating table notes
 
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| Biographical data |  
   | Name: Levin, Jacob   | 
 
   | Born: 18 Feb. 1904 | 
 
   | Died: 17 June 1992 | 
 
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   | Notes: | 
 
   | Di Felice has 'Levin, Jacob' at Philadelphia 1936; chessgames.com has 'Jack Levin'. I am guessing that these are the same player. | 
 
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   | References | 
 
| Books |  
   |    Berdichevsky, Shakhmatnaya Evreiskaya Entsiklopedia, page 146 | 
 
   |    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 392 | 
 
   |    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 362 | 
 
   |    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 349 | 
 
   |    King, Sultan Khan, page 205 | 
 
   |    Lahde, Isaac Kashdan, page 347 | 
 
| Periodicals |  
   |    [BDE], vol. 92, no. 123, 4 May 1933, page 25 | 
 
 
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Tournament data 
  | Philadelphia 1925     | 
Manhattan - Philadelphia Decoration Day Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Levin, J. - Tenner, O.     | 
  0 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | New York 1926 (1)     | 
Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Levin, J. - Schroeder, A. (1)     | 
  1 - 0     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | New York 1931 (2)     | 
Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Levin, J. - Kupchik, A.     | 
  0.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | New York 1932 (13)     | 
Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Levin, J. - Horowitz, I.A.     | 
  0.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Philadelphia 1933     | 
Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Levin, J. - Kashdan, I.I.     | 
  0.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Philadelphia 1934     | 
Marshall Club - Mercantile Library Club Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Levin, J. - Marshall, F.J.     | 
  0.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Philadelphia (?) 1934     | 
Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Levin, J. - Kashdan, I.I.     | 
  1 - 0     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Philadelphia 1935     | 
Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Levin, J. - Kupchik, A.     | 
  0.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Philadelphia 1936 (4)     | 
37th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary 4     | 
   8.5  |  /  |  12  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Philadelphia 1936 (6)     | 
37th American Chess Federation Congress - Consolation Tournament     | 
   8.5  |  /  |  11  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | New York 1937 (3)     | 
Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Levin, J. - Kashdan, I.I.     | 
  0.5 - 0.5     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Philadelphia 1939     | 
Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match     | 
   |  |  |    |  |  |  | 
 
   | 
    Levin, J. - Kashdan, I.I.     | 
  0 - 1     | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Ventnor City 1939     | 
Ventnor City Tournament     | 
   7.5  |  /  |  11  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Ventnor City 1941     | 
Ventnor City Tournament     | 
   6.5  |  /  |  9  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | New York 1942 (4)     | 
4th USA Chammpionship - Final     | 
   6.5  |  /  |  15  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Ventnor City 1942     | 
Ventnor City Tournament     | 
   5.5  |  /  |  9  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | Ventnor City 1944     | 
Ventnor City Tournament     | 
   6.5  |  /  |  9  | 
   |  |  |  | 
 
  | New York 1946 (4)     | 
6th U.S.A. Championship     | 
   13.5  |  /  |  19  | 
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|  Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025   | 
  
 
 
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