Levin, Jacob




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1925  344  2255 (106) 1
1926  307  2276 (101) 1
1927  292  2288 (98) 0
1928  276  2299 (94) 0
1929  246  2310 (90) 0
1930  233  2322 (84) 1
1931  197  2341 (79) 1
1932  165  2356 (74) 1
1933  138  2371 (69) 1
1934  124  2381 (64) 2
1935  136  2376 (59) 1
1936  144  2370 (50) 23
1937  167  2361 (55) 1
1938  178  2355 (56) 0
1939  187  2348 (51) 12
1940  161  2358 (52) 0
1941  137  2367 (47) 9
1942  141  2351 (42) 24
1943  118  2364 (51) 0
1944  108  2376 (52) 9
1945  93  2389 (56) 0
1946  80  2402 (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 1930 (10)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Levin, J. - Kupchik, A.     0 - 1    
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    
New York 1934 (1)     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Levin, J. - Kashdan, I.I.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1934     Marshall Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Levin, J. - Marshall, F.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
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 (5)     6th U.S.A. Championship     13.5  /  19


Player information updated: 11 Jan. 2026