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Halpern, Jacob

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1887  298  2117 (69) 8 1888  262  2145 (64) 4 1889  220  2194 (60) 5 1890  195  2235 (58) 4 1891  166  2265 (56) 0 1892  143  2295 (48) 6 1893  115  2335 (39) 30 1894  95  2354 (42) 15 1895  107  2339 (48) 5 1896  132  2310 (51) 4 1897  138  2297 (52) 1 1898  133  2300 (48) 4 1899  108  2330 (39) 25 1900  138  2296 (41) 18 1901  171  2270 (45) 11 1902  181  2259 (51) 0 1903  203  2248 (48) 14 1904  270  2211 (54) 0 1905  330  2174 (53) 10 1906  356  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. 1893	(f)	5	-	3
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
New York 1888 (1)	Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 1)
	Halpern, J.C. - Lipschutz, S.	0 - 1
New York 1888 (2)	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, W.	1 - 0
	Halpern, J.C. - Ryan, J.S.	0 - 1
	Halpern, J.C. - Hanham, J.M.	0 - 1
New York 1890	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, W.	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 (1)	New York State 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)	New York State 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)	Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match
	Halpern, J.C. - Stadelman, S.L.	0 - 1
New York 1906 (2)	Manhattan Club Championship		4	/	12

Player information updated: 28 May 2016