Jaffe, Charles




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1897  98  2341 (106) 2
1898  95  2344 (102) 0
1899  100  2348 (97) 0
1900  99  2351 (91) 0
1901  97  2354 (84) 3
1902  97  2353 (78) 0
1903  102  2352 (69) 0
1904  106  2351 (58) 12
1905  94  2362 (60) 0
1906  87  2372 (58) 4
1907  77  2382 (58) 1
1908  65  2400 (55) 0
1909  60  2418 (46) 15
1910  54  2427 (45) 3
1911  44  2445 (34) 40
1912  52  2435 (41) 3
1913  51  2434 (36) 33
1914  53  2421 (39) 16
1915  66  2395 (35) 41
1916  43  2428 (41) 16
1917  46  2415 (45) 1
1918  56  2406 (40) 31
1919  51  2419 (44) 6
1920  52  2416 (42) 19
1921  56  2422 (43) 17
1922  51  2429 (49) 5
1923  55  2432 (54) 1
1924  53  2433 (54) 0
1925  50  2434 (47) 16
1926  47  2438 (45) 20
1927  70  2412 (57) 0
1928  108  2386 (64) 0
1929  166  2360 (67) 1
1930  188  2344 (68) 3
1931  187  2345 (71) 0
1932  185  2346 (72) 0
1933  179  2348 (70) 0
1934  177  2349 (65) 1
1935  204  2342 (59) 1
1936  234  2332 (50) 12
1937  277  2314 (43) 17
1938  399  2270 (42) 26
1939  382  2266 (52) 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 (2)     New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Jaffe, C. - Helms, H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Bath Beach, Brooklyn 1909 (2)     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)     American National Tournament     9.5  /  13
Havana 1913     Havana Tournament     5.5  /  14
New York 1913 (6)     New York Tournament     0.5  /  6
New York 1914 (1)     Rice Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Rubinstein, So.     1 - 0    
New York 1914 (3)     Progressive Club Championship     10  /  11
New York 1914 (5)     36th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship     1  /  3
New York 1914 (8)     Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Smith, M.M.     1 - 0    
New York 1915 (1)     Staten Island Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Hodges, A.B.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (4)     Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Lasker, Ed.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (6)     Brooklyn Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Schwietzer, G.J.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (8)     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 (10)     Progressive Club Championship     8  /  12
New York 1915 (12)     Metropolitan Chess League Individual Championship     8  /  15
Utica 1915 (1)     New York State Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament     7  /  8
New York 1916 (1)     Brooklyn Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Schwietzer, G.J.     1 - 0    
New York 1916 (2)     Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Janowsky, D.M.     1 - 0    
New York 1916 (9)     Staten Island Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Cass, A.C.     1 - 0    
New York 1917 (5)     Manhattan Chess Club - 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
New York 1923 (22)     Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Janowsky, D.M.     1 - 0    
New York 1925 (1)     Rice Progressive Club Championship     7  /  10
Cedar Point 1925     26th Western Chess Association Tournament     10.5  /  13
New York 1926 (2)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Jaffe, C. - Lasker, Ed.     0 - 1    
Chicago 1926 (3)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament     7.5  /  12
New York 1926 (5)     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
New York 1938 (7)     2nd USA Championship - Preliminary Section C     3.5  /  9
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: 15 May 2025