Jaffe, Charles
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1897 |
103 |
2339 | (106) | 2 |
| 1898 |
97 |
2342 | (102) | 0 |
| 1899 |
100 |
2345 | (97) | 0 |
| 1900 |
102 |
2348 | (91) | 0 |
| 1901 |
101 |
2352 | (84) | 3 |
| 1902 |
102 |
2351 | (78) | 0 |
| 1903 |
104 |
2349 | (69) | 0 |
| 1904 |
107 |
2348 | (58) | 12 |
| 1905 |
97 |
2359 | (60) | 0 |
| 1906 |
88 |
2369 | (58) | 4 |
| 1907 |
81 |
2380 | (58) | 1 |
| 1908 |
65 |
2398 | (55) | 0 |
| 1909 |
61 |
2416 | (46) | 15 |
| 1910 |
55 |
2425 | (45) | 3 |
| 1911 |
44 |
2444 | (34) | 40 |
| 1912 |
55 |
2432 | (41) | 3 |
| 1913 |
52 |
2431 | (36) | 33 |
| 1914 |
55 |
2418 | (39) | 16 |
| 1915 |
69 |
2391 | (35) | 41 |
| 1916 |
44 |
2425 | (41) | 16 |
| 1917 |
48 |
2413 | (45) | 1 |
| 1918 |
56 |
2405 | (40) | 31 |
| 1919 |
51 |
2417 | (44) | 6 |
| 1920 |
54 |
2413 | (42) | 19 |
| 1921 |
58 |
2417 | (43) | 17 |
| 1922 |
58 |
2419 | (49) | 5 |
| 1923 |
62 |
2422 | (55) | 0 |
| 1924 |
59 |
2424 | (54) | 0 |
| 1925 |
53 |
2427 | (47) | 16 |
| 1926 |
49 |
2434 | (45) | 20 |
| 1927 |
73 |
2408 | (57) | 0 |
| 1928 |
110 |
2382 | (64) | 0 |
| 1929 |
171 |
2357 | (67) | 1 |
| 1930 |
193 |
2341 | (68) | 3 |
| 1931 |
192 |
2343 | (71) | 0 |
| 1932 |
187 |
2344 | (72) | 0 |
| 1933 |
180 |
2346 | (70) | 0 |
| 1934 |
180 |
2348 | (65) | 1 |
| 1935 |
206 |
2341 | (59) | 1 |
| 1936 |
235 |
2331 | (50) | 12 |
| 1937 |
277 |
2314 | (43) | 17 |
| 1938 |
398 |
2269 | (42) | 26 |
| 1939 |
382 |
2266 | (52) | 11 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Jaffe, Charles |
| Born: 1879 |
| Died: 12 July 1941 |
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| Notes: |
| Gaige and Woodger say he was born 'c1879'. |
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| 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] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Marshall, F.J. - Jaffe, C. 1909 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| 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 |
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Tournament data
| New York 1897 (1) |
Metropolitan Club - Paterson Club Match |
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Jaffe, C. - Leipziger, M. |
1 - 0 |
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| 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 |
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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 (2) |
New York State Chess Association Championship |
| | | | | | |
|
Jaffe, C. - Helms, H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Bath Beach, Brooklyn 1909 (2) |
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 |
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| Carlsbad 1911 |
Carlsbad Tournament |
8.5 | / | 25 |
| | | |
| New York 1913 (1) |
American National Tournament |
9.5 | / | 13 |
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| Havana 1913 |
Havana Tournament |
5.5 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| New York 1913 (6) |
New York Tournament |
0.5 | / | 6 |
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| New York 1914 (1) |
Rice Club - Progressive Club Match |
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|
Jaffe, C. - Rubinstein, So. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1914 (3) |
Progressive Club Championship |
10 | / | 11 |
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| New York 1914 (5) |
36th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship |
1 | / | 3 |
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| New York 1914 (8) |
Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Jaffe, C. - Smith, M.M. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1915 (1) |
Staten Island Club - Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Jaffe, C. - Hodges, A.B. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| New York 1915 (4) |
Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Jaffe, C. - Lasker, Ed. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| New York 1915 (6) |
Brooklyn Club - Progressive Club Match |
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|
Jaffe, C. - Schwietzer, G.J. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| New York 1915 (8) |
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 (10) |
Progressive Club Championship |
8 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| New York 1915 (12) |
Metropolitan Chess League Individual Championship |
8 | / | 15 |
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| Utica 1915 (1) |
New York State Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament |
7 | / | 8 |
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| New York 1916 (1) |
Brooklyn Club - Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Jaffe, C. - Schwietzer, G.J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1916 (2) |
Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Jaffe, C. - Janowsky, D.M. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1916 (9) |
Staten Island Club - Progressive Club Match |
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Jaffe, C. - Cass, A.C. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1917 (5) |
Manhattan Chess Club - Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Jaffe, C. - Marshall, F.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1918 (4) |
New York State Chess Association - Section I |
3 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Rye Beach 1918 |
Rye Beach Tournament |
5 | / | 8 |
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| Troy 1919 |
41st New York State Chess Association Congress - Championship |
3.5 | / | 6 |
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| 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 |
| | | |
| New York 1925 (1) |
Rice Progressive Club Championship |
7 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Cedar Point 1925 |
26th Western Chess Association Tournament |
10.5 | / | 13 |
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| New York 1926 (2) |
Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match |
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|
Jaffe, C. - Lasker, Ed. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Chicago 1926 (3) |
27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament |
7.5 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1926 (5) |
Rice Memorial Tournament |
3.5 | / | 6 |
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| 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 |
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|
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 |
| | | |
| New York 1938 (7) |
2nd USA Championship - Preliminary Section C |
3.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| 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 |
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| New York 1939 (1) |
Manhattan Club - Rice Progressive Club Match |
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|
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 |
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| New York 1939 (8) |
40th American Chess Federation Congress - Final |
0 | / | 3 |
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| Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025 |
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