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Halpern, Jacob

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1887  278  2157 (66) 8 1888  235  2188 (60) 6 1889  213  2223 (58) 5 1890  197  2254 (56) 4 1891  174  2276 (55) 0 1892  154  2298 (48) 6 1893  125  2331 (40) 22 1894  95  2364 (39) 24 1895  114  2343 (47) 5 1896  140  2313 (50) 4 1897  147  2301 (52) 1 1898  150  2305 (48) 4 1899  118  2335 (39) 25 1900  154  2299 (40) 18 1901  190  2271 (45) 11 1902  207  2259 (50) 0 1903  235  2247 (48) 14 1904  307  2211 (54) 0 1905  371  2174 (52) 10 1906  399  2164 (56) 13 Rating table notes

Biographical data Name: Halpern, Jacob C.   Born: 10 Sep. 1845 Died: 15 Mar. 1924   References Books    Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 306    Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 160    Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 118    Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 45    Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 101    Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 73 Web    Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]

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

Showalter, J.W. - Halpern, J.C. 1894	(f)	5.5	-	3.5
Steinitz, W. - Halpern, J.C. 1898	(c)	1	-	0
Delmar, E. (1) - Halpern, J.C. 1899	(f)	2	-	1
Roething, O. - Halpern, J.C. 1900	(f)	4.5	-	0.5

Tournament data

New York 1887 (3)	Columbia Chess Club Championship		3	/	8
Newark 1888 (1)	Columbia Club - Newark Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Hymes, C.	1 - 0
New York 1888 (1)	Columbia Club - Newark Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Kempa-Pieczonka, A.	1 - 0
New York 1888 (2)	Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 1)
	Halpern, J.C. - Lipschutz, S.	0 - 1
New York 1888 (3)	Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 2)
	Halpern, J.C. - Lipschutz, S.	0 - 1
Philadelphia 1888 (2)	Junior Club - Columbia Club Match (1)
	Halpern, J.C. - Schultz, W.H.	0 - 1
Philadelphia 1888 (3)	Junior Club - Columbia Club Match (2)
	Halpern, J.C. - Voigt, H.G.	0 - 1
New York 1889 (1)	11th New York State Championship
	Halpern, J.C. - Hein, L.	1 - 0
	Halpern, J.C. - Nugent, C.	1 - 0
	Halpern, J.C. - Johnston, Wm. (2)	1 - 0
	Halpern, J.C. - Ryan, J.S.	0 - 1
	Halpern, J.C. - Hanham, J.M.	0 - 1
New York 1890 (2)	12th New York State Championship
	Halpern, J.C. - Gunsberg, M.	1 - 0
	Halpern, J.C. - Clapp, A.C.	0 - 1
	Halpern, J.C. - Meyer, O.	0.5 - 0.5
	Halpern, J.C. - Baird, J.W.	1 - 0
	Halpern, J.C. - Johnston, Wm. (2)	1 - 0
New York 1892 (1)	Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Richardson, P.	1 - 0
New York 1892 (2)	Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Richardson, P.	0 - 1
New York 1892 (4)	14th New York State Championship
	Halpern, J.C. - Stubbs, H.D.	0 - 1
	Halpern, J.C. - Yeaton, F.H.	1 - 0
	Halpern, J.C. - Otten, H.	0 - 1
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1892	Junior Club - New York City Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Young, J.W. (1)	1 - 0
New York 1893 (1)	15th New York State Championship
	Halpern, J.C. - Simonson, G.	0 - 1
	Halpern, J.C. - Ferris, W.J.	0.5 - 0.5
	Halpern, J.C. - Young, J.W. (1)	1 - 0
	Halpern, J.C. - Hanham, J.M.	0.5 - 0.5
Newark 1893	Newark - New York City Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Sternberg, L.	0 - 1
New York 1893 (9)	New York State Challenge Cup		2.5	/	8
New York 1893 (14)	Manhattan Café Tournament		4.5	/	9
New York 1894 (2)	16th New York State Championship
	Halpern, J.C. - Baird, J.W.	0.5 - 0.5
	Halpern, J.C. - de Visser, W.M.	0.5 - 0.5
	Halpern, J.C. - Hymes, E.	0.5 - 0.5
	Halpern, J.C. - Pollock, W.H.K.	1 - 0
New York 1894 (4)	Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Richardson, P.	1 - 0
New York 1894 (6)	New York Tournament		4	/	10
New York 1895 (1)	Newark - New York City Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Hymes, C.	1 - 0
New York 1895 (5)	Metropolitan Club - New York City Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Roche, T.H.	1 - 0
New York 1895 (7)	Manhattan - New York City Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Simonson, G.	0.5 - 0.5
New York 1895 (10)	New York State Championship
	Halpern, J.C. - Hodges, A.B.	0 - 1
New York 1895 (15)	Brooklyn - New York City Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Tatum, J.C.	1 - 0
New York 1896 (2)	18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - Championship		0.5	/	3
Philadelphia 1896 (2)	Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Reichhelm, G.C.	0.5 - 0.5
Philadelphia and New York 1897	Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Elson, J.	0 - 1
New York 1898 (1)	20th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - Championship		0.5	/	3
New York 1899 (2)	New York State Championship		1.5	/	4
Philadelphia 1899 (2)	Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Kaiser, J.A.	1 - 0
Saratoga Springs 1899	New York State Chess Association - Pennsylvania State Chess Association Tournament		4	/	7
New York 1899 (3)	Manhattan Club Championship		7	/	10
New York 1900 (1)	Manhattan Club Championship - Play-off
	Halpern, J.C. - Delmar, E. (1)	1.5 - 2.5
New York 1900 (3)	Manhattan Club Masters Tournament		5	/	8
New York 1900 (4)	Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Kaiser, J.A.	0.5 - 0.5
New York 1901 (2)	Manhattan Club Championship		0	/	1
Philadelphia 1901 (3)	Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Mlotkowski, S.	1 - 0
New York 1901 (5)	Manhattan Club Championship		2.5	/	9
New York 1903 (1)	Manhattan Club Rice Gambit Tournament		7	/	14
Sylvan Beach 1905 (2)	18th New York State Chess Association Meeting - Rice Gambit Tournament		1.5	/	10
New York 1906 (1)	Manhattan Club Championship		4	/	12
New York 1906 (3)	Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Stadelman, S.L.	0 - 1

Player information updated: 6 Mar. 2021