Jacobi, Samu




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1873  65  2350 (124) 2
1874  58  2357 (123) 0
1875  64  2364 (121) 0
1876  60  2371 (119) 0
1877  56  2378 (116) 0
1878  56  2385 (113) 0
1879  52  2392 (110) 0
1880  57  2399 (106) 0
1881  60  2406 (101) 0
1882  58  2413 (96) 6
1883  46  2444 (94) 0
1884  31  2476 (90) 10
1885  30  2479 (93) 0
1886  26  2482 (95) 0
1887  27  2484 (95) 0
1888  26  2487 (95) 0
1889  26  2490 (94) 0
1890  23  2493 (91) 0
1891  21  2495 (88) 2
1892  17  2505 (87) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Jacobi, Samu  
   Also known as: Dr. Samu Jacobi; Sámuel Jacobi; Samu Jacoby; Dr. S. Jakoby
Born: 27 Dec. 1844
Died: 11 Mar. 1913
 
Notes:
The Schachzeitung of Aug. 1870 (p.235) has 'Dr. Jakoby', and the Illustrated London News of 2 Nov. 1878 (p.427) has 'Dr. S. Jakoby'.
 
References
Books
   Barcza, Magyar Sakktörténet, Vol.1, page 153, 182, 196, 226
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 190
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 187
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 8, 309, 312
   Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 324, 373
   Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 279
Periodicals
   [BaH], 15 Mar. 1873
   [ILN], vol. 73, no. 2053, 2 Nov. 1878, page 427
   [OSZ], vol. 2, no. 19, 1 Jan. 1873, page 9
   [OSZ], vol. 2, no. 24, 16 Mar. 1873, page 82
   [SZ], vol. 25, no. 8, Aug. 1870, page 235
Web
   Sarah.  [Hastings 1895, The Amateur Tourney]
   [Sámuel 'Samu' Jacobi]

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

Hamppe, C. - Jacobi, S. 1873         (s)     1   -   1
Jacobi, S. - Vidor, Z. 1880         (f)     3   -   0
Weiss, M. - Jacobi, S. 1892         (s)     1   -   1

Tournament data

Budapest 1882     Budapest Club Winter Tournament     10.5  /  14
Budapest 1884     Pest Chess Circle Tournament     13.5  /  14
Budapest 1891     Budapest Tournament - 1st Class     8  /  9
Budapest 1892 (1)     Budapest Winter Tournament - Class I     5  /  6


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025