Jaffe, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1897  98  2340 (106) 2
1898  97  2344 (102) 0
1899  103  2347 (97) 0
1900  98  2350 (91) 0
1901  99  2353 (84) 3
1902  101  2352 (78) 0
1903  103  2350 (69) 0
1904  108  2349 (58) 12
1905  97  2359 (60) 0
1906  90  2370 (58) 4
1907  77  2380 (58) 1
1908  64  2398 (55) 0
1909  59  2415 (46) 15
1910  54  2423 (45) 3
1911  44  2441 (34) 40
1912  53  2429 (41) 3
1913  54  2426 (36) 33
1914  60  2409 (39) 15
1915  71  2387 (35) 41
1916  45  2423 (41) 16
1917  50  2412 (46) 1
1918  56  2405 (40) 31
1919  51  2417 (44) 6
1920  55  2414 (42) 19
1921  59  2419 (43) 17
1922  56  2423 (50) 5
1923  58  2428 (56) 0
1924  52  2432 (56) 0
1925  49  2436 (50) 13
1926  40  2446 (47) 19
1927  63  2419 (58) 0
1928  103  2391 (65) 0
1929  153  2363 (68) 1
1930  177  2346 (69) 3
1931  182  2346 (71) 0
1932  183  2346 (72) 0
1933  181  2346 (70) 0
1934  176  2346 (65) 1
1935  210  2337 (59) 1
1936  237  2326 (50) 12
1937  284  2307 (43) 17
1938  398  2262 (42) 26
1939  385  2259 (53) 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 (2)     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)     American National Tournament     9.5  /  13
Havana 1913     Havana Tournament     5.5  /  14
New York 1913 (6)     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 (4)     Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Lasker, Ed.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (6)     Brooklyn Club - Progressive Club Match    
  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
Utica 1915 (1)     New York State Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament     7  /  8
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    
  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    
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 (3)     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
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
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: 17 Dec. 2024