Jaffe, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1897  100  2334 (107) 2
1898  98  2338 (102) 0
1899  102  2342 (97) 0
1900  101  2345 (91) 0
1901  101  2349 (84) 3
1902  104  2347 (78) 0
1903  104  2346 (69) 0
1904  108  2344 (58) 12
1905  100  2355 (61) 0
1906  94  2366 (59) 4
1907  81  2378 (59) 1
1908  64  2398 (55) 0
1909  57  2417 (46) 15
1910  55  2425 (45) 3
1911  45  2442 (34) 40
1912  59  2425 (42) 3
1913  63  2418 (37) 33
1914  79  2384 (43) 3
1915  72  2384 (37) 39
1916  52  2413 (42) 13
1917  51  2410 (46) 1
1918  50  2412 (40) 31
1919  48  2426 (44) 6
1920  53  2424 (43) 19
1921  51  2432 (43) 17
1922  49  2434 (50) 5
1923  50  2437 (56) 0
1924  47  2440 (56) 0
1925  45  2443 (51) 13
1926  35  2452 (47) 19
1927  53  2426 (58) 0
1928  87  2399 (65) 0
1929  128  2372 (68) 1
1930  152  2356 (69) 3
1931  149  2358 (72) 0
1932  140  2360 (72) 0
1933  138  2362 (70) 0
1934  132  2364 (66) 1
1935  150  2357 (60) 1
1936  165  2348 (52) 12
1937  189  2337 (46) 17
1938  241  2307 (47) 17
1939  204  2293 (56) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Jaffe, Charles  
Born: 1879
Died: 12 July 1941
 
Notes:
Gaige and Woodger say he was born 'c1879'.
 
References
Books
   Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 377
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 307
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 327
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 358
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 191
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 185
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 362
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 120
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 208, 209
   Walker, New Jersey Chess Association, page 18
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 351
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944]
   Winter, Edward.  [Immortal but Unknown]
   Winter, Edward.  [Jaffe and his Primer]

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

Marshall, F.J. - Jaffe, C. 1909         (f)     5.5   -   3.5
Capablanca, J.R. - Jaffe, C. 1909         (c)     1   -   0
Jaffe, C. - Olland, A.G. 1911         (f)     2   -   1
Capablanca, J.R. - Jaffe, C. 1912         (f)     2.5   -   0.5
Janowsky, D.M. - Jaffe, C. 1916         (f)     7   -   6
Janowsky, D.M. - Jaffe, C. 1918         (f)     12   -   6
Lasker, Em. - Jaffe, C. 1926         (f)     1   -   0
Alekhine, A.A. - Jaffe, C. 1929         (f)     1   -   0
Kashdan, I.I. - Jaffe, C. 1930         (f)     3   -   0

Tournament data

New York 1897 (1)     Metropolitan Club - Paterson Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Leipziger, M.     1 - 0    
Paterson 1897     Metropolitan Club - Paterson Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Honegger, O.P.     1 - 0    
New York 1901 (4)     New York State Chess Association - General Tournament    
  Jaffe, C. - Kirkham, J.H.     1 - 0    
  Jaffe, C. - Meyer (5)     1 - 0    
  Jaffe, C. - Selover, B.C.     1 - 0    
  Jaffe, C. - Ziegler, E.     1 - 0    
New York 1904 (4)     Brooklyn Club Team Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Fox, A.W.     0 - 1    
Saint Louis 1904 (2)     7th American Chess Congress - Major Tournament     5  /  11
New York 1906 (2)     28th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship     2.5  /  4
New York 1907     New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Jaffe, C. - Helms, H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Bath Beach, Brooklyn 1909     22nd New York State Chess Association Championship     3  /  5
New York 1910 (2)     New York State Chess Association Play-off    
  Jaffe, C. - Capablanca, J.R.     0.5 - 2.5    
New York 1911 (1)     New York Tournament     9  /  12
Carlsbad 1911     Carlsbad Tournament     8.5  /  25
New York 1913 (1)     New York Tournament     9.5  /  13
Havana 1913     Havana Tournament     5.5  /  14
New York 1913 (3)     New York Tournament     0.5  /  6
New York 1914 (3)     36th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship     1  /  3
New York 1915 (1)     Staten Island Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (5)     New York State Chess Association Tournament    
  Jaffe, C. - Hodges, A.B.     1 - 0    
  Jaffe, C. - Adair, G.F.     1 - 0    
  Jaffe, C. - Kupchik, A.     0 - 1    
  Jaffe, C. - Simonson, E.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (6)     Progressive Club Championship     8  /  12
New York 1915 (8)     Metropolitan Chess League Individual Championship     8  /  15
Utica 1915 (1)     New York State Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament     7  /  8
New York 1917     Manhattan Chess Club - Isaac L. Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Marshall, F.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1918 (4)     New York State Chess Association - Section I     3  /  5
Rye Beach 1918     Rye Beach Tournament     5  /  8
Troy 1919     41st New York State Chess Association Congress - Championship     3.5  /  6
Atlantic City 1920     Atlantic City Tournament     6.5  /  10
New York 1920 (2)     Rice Progressive Chess Club Championship     6.5  /  9
Atlantic City 1921 (1)     8th American Chess Congress - Open Masters Tournament     7  /  11
New York 1921 (3)     Greco Counter Gambit Tournament     3.5  /  6
New York 1922 (5)     New York Tournament     3  /  5
Cedar Point 1925     26th Western Chess Association Tournament     10.5  /  13
Chicago 1926 (3)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament     7.5  /  12
New York 1926 (2)     Rice Memorial Tournament     3.5  /  6
New York 1934 (6)     Marshall Club - Stuyvesant Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Fine, R.     1 - 0    
New York 1935 (3)     Empire City Club - Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Kashdan, I.I.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1936 (4)     37th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary 4     9  /  12
Chicago 1937 (3)     38th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 3     6.5  /  7
Chicago 1937 (6)     38th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship     5  /  10
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (2)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 2     5.5  /  6
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (7)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship Final     4  /  11
New York 1939 (1)     Manhattan Club - Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Denker, A.S.     1 - 0    
New York 1939 (2)     Marshall Club - Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Bernstein, S.N.     0 - 1    
New York 1939 (6)     40th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 3     4.5  /  6
New York 1939 (8)     40th American Chess Federation Congress - Final     0  /  3


Player information updated: 8 Dec. 2023