Ascher, Jacob




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  223  2088 (119) 3
1866  238  2098 (117) 0
1867  214  2108 (114) 0
1868  223  2117 (111) 0
1869  220  2127 (107) 0
1870  217  2137 (102) 0
1871  216  2147 (97) 3
1872  207  2160 (95) 0
1873  194  2174 (93) 0
1874  179  2188 (89) 3
1875  175  2200 (88) 0
1876  159  2212 (87) 0
1877  138  2224 (83) 0
1878  136  2237 (79) 0
1879  130  2249 (72) 10
1880  137  2251 (73) 0
1881  148  2253 (72) 0
1882  153  2254 (68) 0
1883  168  2256 (61) 5
1884  181  2255 (55) 13
1885  206  2238 (57) 10
1886  199  2246 (64) 0
1887  191  2255 (67) 0
1888  193  2264 (67) 0
1889  179  2273 (65) 0
1890  167  2281 (58) 14
1891  188  2265 (65) 1
1892  214  2248 (70) 5
1893  236  2233 (79) 0
1894  260  2218 (87) 0
1895  287  2203 (93) 1
1896  300  2188 (99) 0
1897  325  2174 (104) 0
1898  360  2159 (109) 0
1899  400  2145 (113) 1
1900  440  2134 (116) 0
1901  469  2124 (119) 0
1902  513  2114 (122) 0
1903  541  2103 (124) 0
1904  582  2093 (126) 0
1905  610  2082 (127) 1
1906  643  2069 (130) 0
1907  700  2055 (132) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Ascher, Jacob Gottschalk  
   Also known as: J.G. Asher
Born: 18 Feb. 1841
Died: 12 Oct. 1912
 
Notes:
Name sometimes appears as 'J.G. Archer', as in the History and Report of the New York State Chess Association. The American Chess Magazine of Apr. 1899 (p.440) has 'J.G. Asher'.
 
References
Books
   Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 275
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 14
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 285
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 46, 338
   Rogers, New York State Chess Association, page 50
   Yanofsky, 100 Years of Chess in Canada, page 27
Periodicals
   [ACMa], vol. 2, no. 10, Apr. 1899, page 440
   [CIN], vol. 7, no. 11, 15 Mar. 1873, page 175
   [CW], vol. 1, no. 11, Jan. 1866, page 346
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 65, July 1875, page 347
   [Era], vol. 26, no. 1346, 10 July 1864, page 14
   [Era], vol. 33, no. 1701, 30 Apr. 1871, page 7
   [ILN], vol. 48, no. 1356, 10 Feb. 1866, page 147
   [ILN], vol. 62, no. 1755, 19 Apr. 1873, page 379
   [MDR], 9 July 1875
   [NYC], 4 June 1864
   [PDEB], 4 June 1864
   [WP], vol. 5, no. 12, 1 Apr. 1873, page 189
Web
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed] (broken)
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Jacob G. Ascher] (broken)
   Hilbert, John S.  [Howard Staunton and Chess by 'Electric Telegraph']
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Anti-Semitism in Chess], page 3
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Zukertort, J.H. - Ascher, J.G. 1884 (1)         (c)     3   -   0      Zukertort, J.H. gave odds of pawn and move
Zukertort, J.H. - Ascher, J.G. 1884 (2)         (s)     3.5   -   1.5
Zukertort, J.H. - Ascher, J.G. 1884 (3)         (c)     3   -   2      Zukertort, J.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Ascher, J.G. - Phillips, C.W. 1885         (c)     4   -   1
Boultbee, W.H. - Ascher, J.G. 1885         (c)     3.5   -   1.5
Judd, Max - Ascher, J.G. 1890         (c)     1.5   -   1.5
Delmar, E. (1) - Ascher, J.G. 1890         (c)     5   -   3
Ascher, J.G. - Richardson, H. 1890         (c)     2.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

Montreal and Quebec 1865     Montréal - Québec Telegraphic Match    
  Ascher, J.G. - Sanderson, E.     1 - 2    
Montreal and Quebec 1871     Montréal - Québec Telegraphic Match    
  Ascher, J.G. - Champion, C.P.     1.5 - 1.5    
Montreal and Quebec 1874     Montreal - Quebec Telegraphic Match    
  Ascher, J.G. - Andrews, F.H.     2 - 1    
Montreal 1879     7th Canadian Chess Championship Tournament     10  /  12
Montreal 1883     11th Canadian Championship     4  /  5
  Ascher, J.G. - Howe, H.A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1891 (5)     New Jersey - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ascher, J.G. - Kempa-Pieczonka, A.     1 - 0    
Newark 1892     New Jersey - Manhattan Club Match    
  Ascher, J.G. - Kempa-Pieczonka, A.     1 - 0    
New York 1892 (4)     14th New York State Championship    
  Ascher, J.G. - Otten, H.     0 - 1    
  Ascher, J.G. - Fitch, J.H.A.     1 - 0    
  Ascher, J.G. - Broughton, L.D.     1 - 0    
  Ascher, J.G. - Simonson, G.     0 - 1    
New York 1895 (4)     Manhattan - Staten Island Club Match    
  Ascher, J.G. - Kuhn, L.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (6)     Manhattan Team Match    
  Ascher, J.G. - Dalton, W.R.I.     1 - 0    
New York 1899 (5)     Manhattan Club Handicap Tournament     11  /  14      odds player in pawn and move class
New York 1905 (1)     Manhattan Club - All New Jersey Match    
  Ascher, J.G. - Doyle, P.J.     1 - 0    
New York 1907 (3)     Manhattan Club - Brooklyn Club Match    
  Ascher, J.G. - Taber, J.R.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025