Fine, Reuben
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1930 |
133 |
2378 | (50) | 15 |
| 1931 |
66 |
2422 | (40) | 23 |
| 1932 |
27 |
2478 | (31) | 64 |
| 1933 |
15 |
2508 | (30) | 61 |
| 1934 |
12 |
2522 | (29) | 67 |
| 1935 |
10 |
2542 | (30) | 58 |
| 1936 |
3 |
2608 | (28) | 68 |
| 1937 |
2 |
2609 | (25) | 108 |
| 1938 |
2 |
2624 | (31) | 43 |
| 1939 |
2 |
2623 | (38) | 18 |
| 1940 |
2 |
2613 | (37) | 56 |
| 1941 |
2 |
2597 | (40) | 40 |
| 1942 |
2 |
2595 | (49) | 9 |
| 1943 |
5 |
2580 | (52) | 0 |
| 1944 |
7 |
2565 | (49) | 23 |
| 1945 |
8 |
2549 | (52) | 15 |
| 1946 |
13 |
2526 | (65) | 2 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Fine, Reuben |
| Also known as: Dr. Reuben Fine |
| Born: 11 Oct. 1914 |
| Died: 26 Mar. 1993 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 382 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 353 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 340 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 302 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 119 |
| Woodger, Reuben Fine |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Fine, R. - Croney, T.M. 1930 |
(f) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
| Fine, R. - Forsberg, B.C. 1930 |
(f) |
3 | - | 0 |
|
| Dake, A.W. - Fine, R. 1931 |
(f) |
2 | - | 0 |
Dake, A.W. gave odds of the move |
| Fine, R. - Reinfeld, F. 1931 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 2.5 |
|
| Fine, R. - Reinfeld, F. 1932 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Fine, R. - Steiner, H. 1932 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 4.5 |
|
| Fine, R. - Dake, A.W. 1933 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 3.5 |
|
| Fine, R. - Horowitz, I.A. 1934 |
(f) |
6 | - | 3 |
|
| Denker, A.S. - Fine, R. 1934 |
(f) |
5 | - | 4 |
|
| Fine, R. - Torre, C. 1934 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Fine, R. - Stahlberg, A.G.T. 1937 |
(f) |
5 | - | 3 |
|
| Fine, R. - Larsson, E. 1937 |
(f) |
3 | - | 0 |
|
| Fine, R. - Jonsson, E. 1937 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Euwe, M. - Fine, R. 1938 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Fine, R. - Steiner, H. 1944 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Fine, R. - Alexander, C.H.O'D. 1944 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
Tournament data
| New York 1930 (3) |
Manhattan Club - City College Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Rosenthal, J.C. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1930 (9) |
Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Everding, H. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1930 (10) |
14th Marshall Club Championship - Preliminary Section A |
3 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| New York 1930 (12) |
13th Marshall Club Championship - Junior Section |
13 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| New York 1931 (2) |
Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Goldstein, L. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1931 (7) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Steiner, H. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Rome, New York 1931 |
New York State Chess Association Championship |
8 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| New York 1931 (11) |
New York Intercollegiate Championships |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Goldman, B. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Fine, R. - Borsodi, R.W. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Fine, R. - Paul, M. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Fine, R. - Horwitz, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Fine, R. - Cutler, H.D. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Fine, R. - Rappaport, J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1931 (12) |
Marshall Club - North Jersey Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Bryan, W.J. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| New York 1932 (1) |
Marshall Club - Gramercy Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Denker, A.S. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1932 (2) |
15th Marshall Club Championship |
10.5 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| New York 1932 (3) |
Marshall Club - West Side Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Herrise, H.A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1932 (4) |
Marshall Club - Hungarian International Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Partos, G. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1932 (5) |
Marshall Club - Rice Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Kava, S. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1932 (6) |
Marshall Club - Staten Island Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Barron, T.S. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1932 (11) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Kevitz, A. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| New York 1932 (12) |
Marshall Club - Empire City Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Bloch, B. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Minneapolis 1932 |
33rd Western Chess Association Championship |
9.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Pasadena 1932 (1) |
Pasadena Congress - International Tournament |
5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| New York 1932 (13) |
16th Marshall Club Championship |
11.5 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| New York 1933 (1) |
Marshall Club - New York University Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Cutler, H.D. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1933 (3) |
Marshall Club - Columbia Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Luxemburg, H. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1933 (6) |
Marshall Club - West Side Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Olsen, A. (2) |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1933 (7) |
Marshall Club - Queens Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Bartha, F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| New York 1933 (8) |
Marshall Club - City College Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Kraeger, K. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1933 (9) |
Marshall Club - Chess Club International Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Feldman, J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1933 (10) |
Marshall Club - Hungarian Workers Club |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Schwartz, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1933 (11) |
Marshall Club - Empire City Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Goodman, S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| New York 1933 (12) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Kashdan, I.I. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| New York 1933 (13) |
U.S. Olympic Team Trial Tournament |
8 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Folkestone 1933 (2) |
5th Olympiad |
9 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Syracuse 1933 |
55th New York State Chess Association Tournament |
8 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Detroit 1933 |
34th Western Chess Association Championship |
12 | / | 13 |
| | | |
| Chicago 1934 (1) |
35th Western Chess Association Championship - Preliminary Rounds |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Woods, H.M. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
|
Fine, R. - Holland, K.D. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Chicago 1934 (4) |
35th Western Chess Association Championship - Preliminary C |
6 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Chicago 1934 (6) |
35th Western Chess Association Championship - Final |
7.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Syracuse 1934 (1) |
Syracuse International Tournament |
10 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Philadelphia 1934 |
Marshall Club - Mercantile Library Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Weiner, D.G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| New York 1934 (2) |
17th Marshall Club Championship |
9.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| New York 1934 (3) |
Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Kashdan, I.I. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| New York 1934 (5) |
Marshall Club - another Metropolitan League club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Hellman, G.M. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1934 (6) |
Marshall Club - Stuyvesant Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Jaffe, C. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Mexico City 1935 |
Mexico City Tournament |
11 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| New York 1935 (2) |
Marshall Club - Brooklyn Chess League Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Gustafson, G. (2) |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Milwaukee 1935 (1) |
36th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary A |
7.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Milwaukee 1935 (4) |
36th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
8 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Warsaw 1935 (2) |
6th Olympiad |
9 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Lodz 1935 (3) |
Lodz International Tournament |
6 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Hastings 1936 (1) |
16th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament |
7.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| New York 1936 (1) |
Marshall Club - Williamsburg Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Rubin, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1936 (2) |
Marshall Club - Stuyvesant Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Treysman, G.N. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1936 (3) |
Marshall Club - Empire City Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Simchow, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1936 (4) |
Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Simonson, A.C. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1936 (9) |
U.S. Championship - Final |
10.5 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Zandvoort 1936 |
Zandvoort Tournament |
8.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| Nottingham 1936 (1) |
Nottingham Master Tournament |
9.5 | / | 14 |
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| Oslo 1936 |
Oslo International Tournament |
6.5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Amsterdam 1936 (3) |
Amsterdam ASB Tournament - Group 2 |
3 | / | 3 |
| | | |
| Amsterdam and The Hague and Rotterdam 1936 |
Amsterdam-Hague-Rotterdam Tournament |
5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Hastings 1937 (1) |
17th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament |
7.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Stockholm 1937 (1) |
Stockholm Tournament |
8 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1937 (1) |
Moscow International Tournament |
5 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Leningrad 1937 (1) |
Leningrad Tournament |
4 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Margate 1937 (1) |
Margate Masters Tournament |
7.5 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Ostend 1937 |
Ostend Master Tournament |
6 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Kemeri 1937 |
Kemeri Tournament |
9 | / | 17 |
| | | |
| Stockholm 1937 (3) |
7th Olympiad |
11.5 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Semmering 1937 |
Semmering-Baden Tournament |
8 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| Hastings 1938 (1) |
18th Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament |
6 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| New York 1938 (1) |
Marshall Club - Bronx Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Beckhardt, N. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1938 (2) |
Manhattann Club - Marshall Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Kashdan, I.I. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1938 (3) |
2nd USA Championship - Final |
12.5 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| New York 1938 (8) |
Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Horowitz, I.A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Netherlands 1938 |
AVRO Tournament |
8.5 | / | 14 |
| | | |
| New York 1939 (2) |
Marshall Club - Rice Progressive Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Simchow, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1939 (3) |
Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Kupchik, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1939 (5) |
40th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 2 |
4.5 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| New York 1939 (8) |
40th American Chess Federation Congress - Final |
9.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| New York 1940 (1) |
Marshall Club - Bronx Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Friedman, S.R. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1940 (2) |
Marshall Club - Steinitz Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Fajans, H. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1940 (3) |
23rd Marshall Club Championship |
14 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| New York 1940 (4) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Moskowitz, J. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1940 (8) |
3rd U.S.A. Championship - Final |
12.5 | / | 16 |
| | | |
| Dallas 1940 (2) |
41st U.S. Open - Preliminary Section 2 |
6.5 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Dallas 1940 (4) |
41st U.S. Open - Final |
8 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| Salt Lake City 1940 |
Utah State Championship Tournament |
7 | / | 7 |
| | | |
| Hollywood 1940 |
Hollywood Master Tournament |
4.5 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| New York 1941 (2) |
Marshall Club - New Jersey League Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Maisel, D. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| New York 1941 (3) |
24th Marshall Club Championship |
14 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| New York 1941 (4) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Fine, R. - Pinkus, A.S. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| Saint Louis 1941 (1) |
42nd U.S.A. Open Championship - Preliminary Section 1 |
4 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| Saint Louis 1941 (4) |
42nd U.S.A. Open Championship - Final |
8 | / | 9 |
| | | |
| Hamilton, New York 1941 (1) |
63rd New York State Chess Association Championship - Masters |
8 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| New York 1942 (3) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Fine, R. - Denker, A.S. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Washington 1942 |
Washington Divan Championship |
8 | / | 8 |
| | | |
| New York 1944 (2) |
U.S.A. Championship - Final |
14.5 | / | 17 |
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| Washington 1944 |
Washington Chess Divan Team Match |
| | | | | | |
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Fine, R. - Turover, I.S. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Hollywood 1945 |
Pan American Tournament |
9 | / | 12 |
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| Moscow and New York 1945 |
USSR - USA Radio Match |
| | | | | | |
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Fine, R. - Boleslavsky, I.E. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
| | | |
| New York 1945 (2) |
Marshall Club - Another Metropolitan League Club Match |
| | | | | | |
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Fine, R. - Kevitz, A. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Moscow 1946 (3) |
U.S.S.R. - U.S.A. Match |
| | | | | | |
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Fine, R. - Keres, P. |
0.5 - 1.5 |
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| Player information updated: 15 May 2025 |
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