Ascher, Jacob




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  220  2087 (119) 3
1866  235  2097 (117) 0
1867  211  2107 (114) 0
1868  220  2117 (111) 0
1869  216  2127 (107) 0
1870  215  2137 (102) 0
1871  213  2146 (97) 3
1872  207  2160 (95) 0
1873  193  2174 (93) 0
1874  177  2187 (89) 3
1875  173  2199 (88) 0
1876  157  2212 (87) 0
1877  138  2224 (83) 0
1878  135  2236 (79) 0
1879  129  2249 (72) 10
1880  137  2250 (73) 0
1881  147  2252 (72) 0
1882  152  2254 (68) 0
1883  167  2256 (61) 5
1884  180  2255 (55) 13
1885  205  2237 (57) 10
1886  199  2246 (64) 0
1887  189  2255 (67) 0
1888  193  2263 (67) 0
1889  180  2272 (65) 0
1890  168  2281 (58) 14
1891  190  2265 (65) 1
1892  215  2248 (70) 5
1893  234  2233 (79) 0
1894  257  2218 (87) 0
1895  281  2202 (93) 1
1896  300  2188 (99) 0
1897  325  2173 (104) 0
1898  361  2159 (109) 0
1899  399  2144 (113) 1
1900  436  2134 (116) 0
1901  463  2123 (119) 0
1902  509  2113 (122) 0
1903  542  2103 (124) 0
1904  577  2092 (126) 0
1905  608  2082 (127) 1
1906  642  2068 (130) 0
1907  697  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