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Ascher, Jacob

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1865  214  2087 (119) 3 1866  225  2096 (117) 0 1867  207  2106 (114) 0 1868  213  2116 (111) 0 1869  206  2126 (107) 0 1870  202  2136 (103) 0 1871  200  2146 (97) 3 1872  190  2159 (95) 0 1873  180  2173 (93) 0 1874  171  2187 (89) 3 1875  163  2199 (88) 0 1876  151  2212 (87) 0 1877  131  2224 (84) 0 1878  124  2237 (79) 0 1879  116  2249 (72) 10 1880  125  2251 (73) 0 1881  140  2254 (72) 0 1882  145  2256 (68) 0 1883  154  2259 (61) 5 1884  169  2259 (55) 13 1885  190  2242 (57) 10 1886  181  2253 (64) 0 1887  176  2263 (67) 0 1888  174  2273 (67) 0 1889  163  2284 (65) 0 1890  153  2294 (59) 14 1891  165  2283 (66) 1 1892  182  2271 (71) 5 1893  188  2262 (82) 0 1894  208  2252 (90) 0 1895  221  2242 (97) 1 1896  226  2233 (104) 0 1897  238  2225 (111) 0 1898  264  2216 (116) 0 1899  287  2207 (121) 0 1900  293  2199 (126) 0 1901  315  2190 (130) 0 1902  343  2181 (134) 0 1903  368  2173 (138) 0 1904  404  2164 (141) 0 1905  437  2155 (144) 1 Rating table notes

Biographical data Name: Ascher, Jacob Gottschalk   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.   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    [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]    Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Jacob G. Ascher]    Hilbert, John S.  [Howard Staunton and Chess by 'Electric Telegraph']    Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Anti-Semitism in Chess], page 3    Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]

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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 1905 (1)	Manhattan Club - All New Jersey Match
	Ascher, J.G. - Doyle, P.J.	1 - 0

Player information updated: 2 Oct. 2022