Bernstein, Jacob




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  306  2242 (60) 14
1910  274  2251 (63) 0
1911  272  2260 (62) 0
1912  249  2269 (58) 0
1913  235  2278 (48) 12
1914  182  2303 (42) 15
1915  82  2372 (34) 51
1916  79  2373 (39) 24
1917  82  2367 (47) 1
1918  82  2371 (47) 13
1919  79  2370 (50) 6
1920  76  2380 (53) 6
1921  69  2397 (52) 7
1922  64  2413 (48) 13
1923  60  2427 (46) 18
1924  65  2417 (58) 0
1925  71  2407 (65) 0
1926  84  2397 (68) 0
1927  96  2387 (68) 0
1928  115  2377 (66) 0
1929  143  2367 (60) 11
1930  143  2371 (64) 0
1931  137  2374 (64) 0
1932  119  2378 (61) 11
1933  122  2376 (72) 0
1934  131  2374 (80) 0
1935  130  2372 (87) 0
1936  134  2370 (92) 0
1937  145  2367 (96) 0
1938  146  2365 (99) 0
1939  141  2363 (102) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Bernstein, Jacob  
Born: 24 Feb. 1885
Died: 21 Dec. 1959
 
Notes:
The American Chess Bulletin of Jun. 1909 has 'J. Berenstein' in the Rice Club Championship, but the Dec. 1909 issue (p.276) has 'J. Bernstein' in a Rice Club handicap tournament. I assume these are the same player. The Chess Weekly of 3 Apr. 1909 (p.152) also has 'J. Bernstein' playing at the Rice Club.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 300
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 319
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 113
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 347
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 35
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 27
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 163
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 348
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 6, no. 6, June 1909, page 131
   [ACB], vol. 6, no. 12, Dec. 1909, page 276
   [BDE], vol. 89, no. 44, 14 Feb. 1929, page 32
   [BDE], vol. 89, no. 58, 28 Feb. 1929, page 29
   [CWe], vol. 2, no. 19, 3 Apr. 1909, page 152
   [CWe], vol. 2, no. 21, 17 Apr. 1909, page 167
Web
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Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Kupchik, A. - Bernstein, J. 1916         (f)     3.5   -   1.5

Tournament data

New York 1909 (4)     Rice Club Championship     7.5  /  14
New York 1913 (2)     Rice Club Tournament     5  /  12
New York 1914 (1)     Rice Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Fueredi, E.     1 - 0    
New York 1914 (3)     Progressive Club Championship     5  /  11
New York 1914 (5)     36th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship     2  /  4
New York 1915 (5)     New York State Chess Association Tournament    
  Bernstein, J. - Zirn, H.     0 - 1    
  Bernstein, J. - Michelsen, E.     0 - 1    
  Bernstein, J. - Armstrong, C.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1915 (6)     Progressive Club Championship     10  /  12
New York 1915 (7)     New York Tournament     6.5  /  14
New York 1915 (8)     Metropolitan Chess League Individual Championship     9.5  /  15
Utica 1915 (1)     New York State Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament     5.5  /  8
New York 1916 (1)     New York Tournament - Preliminary Section     7  /  13
New York 1916 (5)     Manhattan Club Championship - Preliminary Section     5  /  6
New York 1916 (6)     Manhattan Club Championship - Final Section     0  /  3
New York 1917     Manhattan Chess Club - Isaac L. Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1918 (5)     New York State Chess Association - Section II     3  /  5
Rye Beach 1918     Rye Beach Tournament     5  /  8
Troy 1919     41st New York State Chess Association Congress - Championship     1.5  /  6
Albany 1920     42nd New York State Chess Association Tournament     5  /  6
Syracuse 1921     43rd New York State Chess Association Championship     6.5  /  7
Buffalo 1922     44th New York State Chess Association Tournament     8  /  8
New York 1922 (5)     New York Tournament     2  /  5
New York 1923 (3)     Chess Club International - Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Hodges, A.B.     1 - 0    
Carlsbad 1923     Carlsbad Tournament     7  /  17
New York 1929 (2)     Marshall Club - Stuyvesant Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Marshall, F.J.     0 - 1    
Buffalo 1929     51st New York State Chess Association Championship     7  /  8
  Bernstein, J. - Steiner, H.     0 - 2    
Pasadena 1932 (1)     Pasadena International Tournament     5  /  11
New York 1939 (1)     Manhattan Club - Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Kupchik, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1939 (2)     Marshall Club - Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Polland, D.S.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 18 Mar. 2024