Jaffe, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1897  103  2334 (107) 2
1898  97  2337 (102) 0
1899  101  2341 (97) 0
1900  101  2345 (91) 0
1901  103  2348 (84) 3
1902  106  2347 (78) 0
1903  106  2345 (69) 0
1904  108  2344 (58) 12
1905  102  2356 (61) 0
1906  97  2367 (59) 4
1907  83  2380 (59) 1
1908  64  2400 (55) 0
1909  56  2420 (46) 15
1910  53  2429 (45) 3
1911  43  2447 (34) 40
1912  53  2436 (42) 3
1913  51  2435 (36) 33
1914  55  2421 (40) 15
1915  60  2402 (36) 39
1916  47  2423 (42) 13
1917  50  2417 (46) 1
1918  50  2416 (40) 31
1919  47  2429 (44) 6
1920  51  2427 (43) 19
1921  52  2433 (43) 17
1922  50  2435 (50) 5
1923  51  2438 (56) 0
1924  48  2441 (56) 0
1925  45  2444 (50) 13
1926  35  2454 (47) 19
1927  55  2427 (58) 0
1928  89  2401 (65) 0
1929  131  2375 (67) 1
1930  155  2359 (69) 3
1931  155  2361 (71) 0
1932  144  2363 (72) 0
1933  144  2365 (70) 0
1934  145  2367 (66) 1
1935  152  2361 (60) 1
1936  174  2353 (51) 12
1937  192  2342 (46) 17
1938  259  2312 (47) 17
1939  250  2299 (55) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Jaffe, Charles  
Born: 1879
Died: 12 July 1941
 
Notes:
Gaige and Woodger say he was born 'c1879'.
 
References
Books
   Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 377
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 307
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 327
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 358
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 191
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 185
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 362
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 120
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 208, 209
   Walker, New Jersey Chess Association, page 18
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 351
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944]
   Winter, Edward.  [Immortal but Unknown]
   Winter, Edward.  [Jaffe and his Primer]

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

Marshall, F.J. - Jaffe, C. 1909         (f)     5.5   -   3.5
Capablanca, J.R. - Jaffe, C. 1909         (c)     1   -   0
Jaffe, C. - Olland, A.G. 1911         (f)     2   -   1
Capablanca, J.R. - Jaffe, C. 1912         (f)     2.5   -   0.5
Janowsky, D.M. - Jaffe, C. 1916         (f)     7   -   6
Janowsky, D.M. - Jaffe, C. 1918         (f)     12   -   6
Lasker, Em. - Jaffe, C. 1926         (f)     1   -   0
Alekhine, A.A. - Jaffe, C. 1929         (f)     1   -   0
Kashdan, I.I. - Jaffe, C. 1930         (f)     3   -   0

Tournament data

New York 1897 (1)     Metropolitan Club - Paterson Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Leipziger, M.     1 - 0    
Paterson 1897     Metropolitan Club - Paterson Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Honegger, O.P.     1 - 0    
New York 1901 (4)     New York State Chess Association - General Tournament    
  Jaffe, C. - Kirkham, J.H.     1 - 0    
  Jaffe, C. - Meyer (5)     1 - 0    
  Jaffe, C. - Selover, B.C.     1 - 0    
  Jaffe, C. - Ziegler, E.     1 - 0    
New York 1904 (4)     Brooklyn Club Team Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Fox, A.W.     0 - 1    
Saint Louis 1904 (2)     7th American Chess Congress - Major Tournament     5  /  11
New York 1906 (2)     28th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship     2.5  /  4
New York 1907     New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Jaffe, C. - Helms, H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Bath Beach, Brooklyn 1909     22nd New York State Chess Association Championship     3  /  5
New York 1910 (2)     New York State Chess Association Play-off    
  Jaffe, C. - Capablanca, J.R.     0.5 - 2.5    
New York 1911 (1)     New York Tournament     9  /  12
Carlsbad 1911     Carlsbad Tournament     8.5  /  25
New York 1913 (1)     New York Tournament     9.5  /  13
Havana 1913     Havana Tournament     5.5  /  14
New York 1913 (3)     New York Tournament     0.5  /  6
New York 1914 (1)     Rice Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Rubinstein, So.     1 - 0    
New York 1914 (3)     Progressive Club Championship     10  /  11
New York 1914 (5)     36th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship     1  /  3
New York 1915 (1)     Staten Island Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (5)     New York State Chess Association Tournament    
  Jaffe, C. - Hodges, A.B.     1 - 0    
  Jaffe, C. - Adair, G.F.     1 - 0    
  Jaffe, C. - Kupchik, A.     0 - 1    
  Jaffe, C. - Simonson, E.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (6)     Progressive Club Championship     8  /  12
New York 1915 (8)     Metropolitan Chess League Individual Championship     8  /  15
Utica 1915 (1)     New York State Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament     7  /  8
New York 1917     Manhattan Chess Club - Isaac L. Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Marshall, F.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1918 (4)     New York State Chess Association - Section I     3  /  5
Rye Beach 1918     Rye Beach Tournament     5  /  8
Troy 1919     41st New York State Chess Association Congress - Championship     3.5  /  6
Atlantic City 1920     Atlantic City Tournament     6.5  /  10
New York 1920 (2)     Rice Progressive Chess Club Championship     6.5  /  9
Atlantic City 1921 (1)     8th American Chess Congress - Open Masters Tournament     7  /  11
New York 1921 (3)     Greco Counter Gambit Tournament     3.5  /  6
New York 1922 (5)     New York Tournament     3  /  5
Cedar Point 1925     26th Western Chess Association Tournament     10.5  /  13
Chicago 1926 (3)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament     7.5  /  12
New York 1926 (2)     Rice Memorial Tournament     3.5  /  6
New York 1934 (6)     Marshall Club - Stuyvesant Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Fine, R.     1 - 0    
New York 1935 (3)     Empire City Club - Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Kashdan, I.I.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1936 (4)     37th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary 4     9  /  12
Chicago 1937 (3)     38th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 3     6.5  /  7
Chicago 1937 (6)     38th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship     5  /  10
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (2)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 2     5.5  /  6
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (7)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship Final     4  /  11
New York 1939 (1)     Manhattan Club - Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Denker, A.S.     1 - 0    
New York 1939 (2)     Marshall Club - Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Bernstein, S.N.     0 - 1    
New York 1939 (6)     40th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 3     4.5  /  6
New York 1939 (8)     40th American Chess Federation Congress - Final     0  /  3


Player information updated: 18 Mar. 2024