Bernstein, Ossip




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1901  17  2485 (47) 16
1902  15  2510 (35) 39
1903  15  2535 (35) 31
1904  2550 (35) 31
1905  2571 (36) 15
1906  2591 (32) 41
1907  2596 (35) 28
1908  2594 (44) 0
1909  2593 (41) 18
1910  2597 (45) 0
1911  2600 (39) 28
1912  2598 (40) 19
1913  10  2582 (49) 0
1914  12  2565 (50) 12
1915  16  2542 (59) 0
1916  17  2518 (63) 0
1917  26  2494 (63) 8
1918  35  2478 (70) 1
1919  34  2472 (75) 0
1920  34  2466 (79) 0
1921  39  2460 (81) 0
1922  41  2454 (81) 2
1923  39  2458 (83) 0
1924  41  2462 (85) 0
1925  37  2466 (85) 0
1926  31  2470 (83) 0
1927  29  2475 (80) 0
1928  27  2479 (76) 0
1929  26  2483 (69) 0
1930  20  2487 (60) 6
1931  21  2500 (56) 0
1932  13  2514 (45) 19
1933  13  2518 (45) 14
1934  26  2497 (49) 15
1935  34  2492 (61) 0
1936  35  2487 (70) 0
1937  35  2482 (76) 0
1938  34  2477 (80) 0
1939  34  2472 (82) 0
1940  37  2467 (82) 0
1941  36  2463 (81) 0
1942  38  2458 (79) 0
1943  40  2453 (75) 0
1944  50  2448 (69) 0
1945  54  2443 (59) 0
1946  59  2438 (46) 31
1947  73  2424 (62) 0
1948  78  2410 (73) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Bernstein, Ossip Samuel  
   Also known as: Osip Samuel Bernstein; Ossip Samoilovich Bernstein
Born: 2 Oct. 1882
Died: 30 Nov. 1962
 
References
Books
   Cornil, Le Café de la Régence, page 242
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 300
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 375
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 334
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 452
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 248, 300
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 75
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 764, 954
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 35
   Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 523
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 27
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 456, 489, 571
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 30
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 143
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 656
   Soltis, Soviet Chess, page 6
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 26, 27
   Wade, Soviet Chess, page 29
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 348
Web
   Hoppe, Frank.  [Chronik des Jahres 1902] (broken)
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944]
   Thimognier, Dominique.  [BERNSTEIN Ossip Samoïlovich]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4579. Where did Ossip Bernstein die?]

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

Bernstein, O.S. - Carls, C.J.M. 1901         (f)     7   -   3
Bernstein, O.S. - Winawer, S.A. 1901         (f)     3.5   -   2.5
Bernstein, O.S. - Wolf, H. (1) 1902         (f)     4   -   4
Capablanca, J.R. - Bernstein, O.S. 1914         (f)     1.5   -   0.5
Evenson, A.M. - Bernstein, O.S. 1917         (f)     5   -   3
Alekhine, A.A. - Bernstein, O.S. 1918         (f)     1   -   0
Alekhine, A.A. - Bernstein, O.S. 1922         (f)     1.5   -   0.5
Bernstein, O.S. - Naegeli, O.E.V. 1932         (f)     3   -   1
Alekhine, A.A. - Bernstein, O.S. 1933         (f)     2   -   2

Tournament data

Berlin 1902 (8)     Berlin Summer Tournament - Section I     7  /  7
Hanover 1902 (7)     13th German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier A     14.5  /  21
Berlin 1902 (10)     1st Tournament of the General Chess Federation of Berlin     5.5  /  7
Berlin 1903     Berlin Chess Association Jubilee Tournament     11  /  14
Kiev 1903     3rd Russian National Tournament     13  /  17
Coburg 1904 (7)     14th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     8  /  13
Berlin 1904 (1)     Berlin Championship     14.5  /  18
Barmen 1905 (1)     Barmen Tournament - Meisterturnier A     9  /  15
Stockholm 1906     Stockholm Tournament     9  /  11
Ostend 1906 (1)     Ostend Tournament - First Stage, Section A - Section B     5.5  /  9
Ostend 1906 (3)     Ostend Tournament - Second Stage, Section A - Section C     3.5  /  6
Ostend 1906 (5)     Ostend Tournament - Third Stage, Section A - Section D     3  /  4
Ostend 1906 (7)     Ostend Tournament - Fourth Stage, Section A     2.5  /  3
Ostend 1906 (11)     Ostend Tournament - Fifth Stage     3.5  /  8
Ostend 1907 (3)     Ostend Master Tournament     19.5  /  28
Saint Petersburg 1909 (1)     Chigorin Memorial Tournament     10.5  /  18
Moscow 1911     Moscow City Championship     13  /  14
San Sebastian 1911 (1)     San Sebastian Master Tournament     7  /  14
Vilnius 1912 (1)     Russian National Tournament - Meisterturnier     12  /  19
Saint Petersburg 1914 (2)     Saint Petersburg Tournament - Preliminary     5  /  10
Le Pont 1930     Le Pont Tournament     4  /  6
Bern 1932 (2)     International Tournament     10  /  15
Bern 1933 (2)     Bern Tournament     8  /  10
Zurich 1934 (1)     Zurich International Tournament     9  /  15
London, England 1946 (1)     London International Tournament - Section A     8  /  11
Sydney and Melbourne and Paris and Marseille 1946     Australia - France Radio and Cable Match    
  Bernstein, O.S. - Steiner, L.     1 - 0    
Groningen 1946     Groningen International Tournament     7  /  19
Paris and New York 1948     France - U.S.A. Cable Match    
  Bernstein, O.S. - Fine, R.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026