Levin, Jacob




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1925  298  2270 (108) 1
1926  261  2291 (104) 1
1927  241  2304 (101) 0
1928  225  2317 (98) 0
1929  207  2330 (93) 0
1930  183  2343 (88) 0
1931  161  2356 (82) 1
1932  142  2368 (76) 1
1933  125  2379 (71) 1
1934  112  2387 (65) 2
1935  127  2378 (59) 1
1936  142  2368 (50) 23
1937  167  2359 (55) 1
1938  180  2352 (56) 0
1939  190  2345 (51) 12
1940  159  2354 (52) 0
1941  140  2364 (47) 9
1942  141  2347 (42) 24
1943  119  2360 (51) 0
1944  107  2372 (52) 9
1945  97  2385 (56) 0
1946  84  2398 (55) 19

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Levin, Jacob  
Born: 18 Feb. 1904
Died: 17 June 1992
 
Notes:
Di Felice has 'Levin, Jacob' at Philadelphia 1936; chessgames.com has 'Jack Levin'. I am guessing that these are the same player.
 
References
Books
   Berdichevsky, Shakhmatnaya Evreiskaya Entsiklopedia, page 146
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 392
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 362
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 349
   King, Sultan Khan, page 205
   Lahde, Isaac Kashdan, page 347
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 92, no. 123, 4 May 1933, page 25

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1925     Manhattan - Philadelphia Decoration Day Match    
  Levin, J. - Tenner, O.     0 - 1    
New York 1926 (1)     Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match    
  Levin, J. - Schroeder, A. (1)     1 - 0    
New York 1931 (2)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Levin, J. - Kupchik, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1932 (13)     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Levin, J. - Horowitz, I.A.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1933     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Levin, J. - Kashdan, I.I.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1934     Marshall Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Levin, J. - Marshall, F.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia (?) 1934     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Levin, J. - Kashdan, I.I.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1935     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Levin, J. - Kupchik, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1936 (4)     37th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary 4     8.5  /  12
Philadelphia 1936 (6)     37th American Chess Federation Congress - Consolation Tournament     8.5  /  11
New York 1937 (3)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Levin, J. - Kashdan, I.I.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1939     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Levin, J. - Kashdan, I.I.     0 - 1    
Ventnor City 1939     Ventnor City Tournament     7.5  /  11
Ventnor City 1941     Ventnor City Tournament     6.5  /  9
New York 1942 (4)     4th USA Chammpionship - Final     6.5  /  15
Ventnor City 1942     Ventnor City Tournament     5.5  /  9
Ventnor City 1944     Ventnor City Tournament     6.5  /  9
New York 1946 (4)     6th U.S.A. Championship     13.5  /  19


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025