Bernstein, Jacob




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1909  336  2233 (59) 14
1910  294  2246 (62) 0
1911  284  2258 (62) 0
1912  252  2271 (57) 0
1913  232  2284 (47) 12
1914  177  2310 (41) 16
1915  80  2374 (33) 53
1916  74  2379 (37) 27
1917  72  2382 (44) 6
1918  82  2373 (46) 13
1919  83  2367 (49) 6
1920  76  2374 (52) 6
1921  79  2388 (52) 7
1922  67  2403 (48) 13
1923  64  2415 (45) 20
1924  87  2401 (56) 0
1925  95  2387 (62) 1
1926  106  2379 (66) 0
1927  117  2371 (67) 0
1928  151  2363 (65) 0
1929  172  2355 (59) 11
1930  165  2353 (62) 0
1931  174  2351 (61) 2
1932  152  2363 (59) 11
1933  155  2362 (71) 0
1934  155  2360 (79) 0
1935  168  2359 (86) 0
1936  167  2358 (91) 0
1937  175  2356 (95) 0
1938  171  2355 (99) 0
1939  167  2354 (101) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Bernstein, Jacob  
Born: 24 Feb. 1885
Died: 21 Dec. 1959
 
Notes:
The American Chess Bulletin of Jun. 1909 has 'J. Berenstein' in the Rice Club Championship, but the Dec. 1909 issue (p.276) has 'J. Bernstein' in a Rice Club handicap tournament. I assume these are the same player. The Chess Weekly of 3 Apr. 1909 (p.152) also has 'J. Bernstein' playing at the Rice Club.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 300
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 319
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 113
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 347
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 35
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 182
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 27
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 163
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 348
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 6, no. 6, June 1909, page 131
   [ACB], vol. 6, no. 12, Dec. 1909, page 276
   [BDE], vol. 89, no. 44, 14 Feb. 1929, page 32
   [BDE], vol. 89, no. 58, 28 Feb. 1929, page 29
   [CWe], vol. 2, no. 19, 3 Apr. 1909, page 152
   [CWe], vol. 2, no. 21, 17 Apr. 1909, page 167
Web
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Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Kupchik, A. - Bernstein, J. 1916         (f)     3.5   -   1.5

Tournament data

New York 1909 (4)     Rice Club Championship     7.5  /  14
New York 1913 (5)     Rice Club Summer Tournament     5  /  12
New York 1914 (1)     Rice Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Fueredi, E.     1 - 0    
New York 1914 (3)     Progressive Club Championship     5  /  11
New York 1914 (5)     36th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship     2  /  4
New York 1914 (8)     Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Northrop, G.E.     1 - 0    
New York 1915 (4)     Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Smith, M.M.     1 - 0    
New York 1915 (6)     Brooklyn Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Russell, F.F.     0 - 1    
New York 1915 (8)     New York State Chess Association Tournament    
  Bernstein, J. - Zirn, H.     0 - 1    
  Bernstein, J. - Michelsen, E.     0 - 1    
  Bernstein, J. - Armstrong, C.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1915 (10)     Progressive Club Championship     10  /  12
New York 1915 (11)     American National Tournament     6.5  /  14
New York 1915 (12)     Metropolitan Chess League Individual Championship     9.5  /  15
Utica 1915 (1)     New York State Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament     5.5  /  8
New York 1916 (1)     Brooklyn Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Perkins, F.K.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1916 (2)     Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Meyer, L.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1916 (3)     New York Tournament - Preliminary Section     7  /  13
New York 1916 (7)     Manhattan Club Championship - Preliminary Section     5  /  6
New York 1916 (8)     Manhattan Club Championship - Final Section     0  /  3
New York 1916 (9)     Staten Island Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Schroeder, M.     1 - 0    
New York 1917 (3)     New York Chess Association Congress - Master Tournament    
  Bernstein, J. - Ettlinger, A.K.     1 - 0    
  Bernstein, J. - Schroeder, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Bernstein, J. - Rosenthal, J.C.     1 - 0    
  Bernstein, J. - Kupchik, A.     1 - 0    
  Bernstein, J. - Kupchik, A.     0 - 1    
New York 1917 (5)     Manhattan Chess Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1918 (5)     New York State Chess Association - Section II     3  /  5
Rye Beach 1918     Rye Beach Tournament     5  /  8
Troy 1919     41st New York State Chess Association Congress - Championship     1.5  /  6
Albany 1920     42nd New York State Chess Association Tournament     5  /  6
Syracuse 1921     43rd New York State Chess Association Championship     6.5  /  7
Buffalo 1922     44th New York State Chess Association Tournament     8  /  8
New York 1922 (5)     New York Tournament     2  /  5
New York 1923 (8)     Progressive Club - Columbia University Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Worden, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1923 (14)     Chess Club International - Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Hodges, A.B.     1 - 0    
New York 1923 (16)     Brooklyn Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Helms, H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Carlsbad 1923     Carlsbad Tournament     7  /  17
New York 1925 (3)     Stuyvesant Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Marshall, F.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1929 (2)     Marshall Club - Stuyvesant Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Marshall, F.J.     0 - 1    
Buffalo 1929     51st New York State Chess Association Championship     7  /  8
  Bernstein, J. - Steiner, H.     0 - 2    
New York 1931 (5)     Manhattan Club - Stuyvesant Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Willman, R.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1931 (9)     Empire City Club - Stuyvesant Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Kandel, I.     0.5 - 0.5    
Pasadena 1932 (1)     Pasadena Congress - International Tournament     5  /  11
New York 1939 (1)     Manhattan Club - Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Kupchik, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1939 (2)     Marshall Club - Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Bernstein, J. - Polland, D.S.     1 - 0    


Player information updated: 15 May 2025