Jacobs, Herbert

Ratings
Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
1884 |
154 |
2270 | (62) | 7 |
1885 |
142 |
2284 | (51) | 11 |
1886 |
136 |
2295 | (47) | 18 |
1887 |
144 |
2299 | (53) | 5 |
1888 |
139 |
2304 | (57) | 1 |
1889 |
133 |
2300 | (58) | 3 |
1890 |
164 |
2283 | (59) | 1 |
1891 |
167 |
2283 | (57) | 1 |
1892 |
167 |
2289 | (50) | 12 |
1893 |
137 |
2309 | (53) | 0 |
1894 |
120 |
2328 | (49) | 2 |
1895 |
101 |
2345 | (37) | 32 |
1896 |
124 |
2321 | (37) | 24 |
1897 |
92 |
2347 | (37) | 29 |
1898 |
77 |
2369 | (46) | 1 |
1899 |
69 |
2388 | (46) | 6 |
1900 |
63 |
2403 | (43) | 15 |
1901 |
83 |
2375 | (41) | 22 |
1902 |
118 |
2335 | (44) | 11 |
1903 |
153 |
2311 | (50) | 1 |
1904 |
183 |
2293 | (49) | 12 |
1905 |
220 |
2275 | (55) | 1 |
1906 |
244 |
2263 | (57) | 5 |
1907 |
271 |
2253 | (60) | 0 |
1908 |
290 |
2243 | (57) | 0 |
1909 |
330 |
2234 | (50) | 11 |
1910 |
296 |
2239 | (51) | 1 |
1911 |
282 |
2257 | (45) | 9 |
1912 |
256 |
2269 | (41) | 12 |
1913 |
207 |
2297 | (36) | 30 |
1914 |
183 |
2305 | (39) | 19 |
1915 |
184 |
2294 | (43) | 10 |
1916 |
221 |
2271 | (45) | 10 |
1917 |
268 |
2243 | (46) | 7 |
1918 |
344 |
2207 | (46) | 6 |
1919 |
320 |
2218 | (43) | 12 |
1920 |
324 |
2221 | (42) | 11 |
1921 |
296 |
2248 | (39) | 21 |
1922 |
294 |
2250 | (42) | 9 |
1923 |
354 |
2237 | (41) | 11 |
1924 |
428 |
2219 | (39) | 15 |
1925 |
468 |
2204 | (37) | 25 |
1926 |
663 |
2146 | (41) | 13 |
1927 |
727 |
2132 | (44) | 15 |
1928 |
743 |
2127 | (55) | 0 |
1929 |
784 |
2122 | (59) | 0 |
1930 |
817 |
2117 | (58) | 0 |
1931 |
825 |
2112 | (53) | 11 |
1932 |
854 |
2098 | (57) | 11 |
Rating table notes
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Biographical data |
Name: Jacobs, Herbert Levi |
Born: 16 June 1863 |
Died: 11 Feb. 1950 |
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Notes: |
Renette and Zavatarelli have 'Jacobs, Henry'. I presume that this is an error for 'Jacobs, Herbert Levi'. |
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References |
Books |
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 227 |
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 307 |
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 327 |
Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 388 |
Forster, Amos Burn, page 961 |
Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 190 |
Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 308 |
Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 311, 366, 375, 377, 576 |
Harding, Steinitz in London, page 260, 344, 345 |
Hilbert, Napier, page 239, 250 |
Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 22 |
Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 373 |
Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 201, 202 |
Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 120 |
Periodicals |
[LW], 10 May 1884, page 442 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Jacobs, H.L. - Bayliss, W. 1884 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 1.5 |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Block, T. 1889 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Jones, Ed.O. - Jacobs, H.L. 1895 |
(f) |
6.5 | - | 2.5 |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Jackson, E.M. 1895 |
(f) |
5 | - | 1 |
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Trenchard, H.W. - Jacobs, H.L. 1896 |
(f) |
5 | - | 5 |
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Trenchard, H.W. - Jacobs, H.L. 1897 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 6.5 |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Ward, W. 1901 |
(f) |
9 | - | 7 |
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Tournament data
Brighton 1884 (2) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Leuliette, L. |
1 - 1 |
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London, England 1885 (1) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Downer, G.R. |
1 - 0 |
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Brighton 1885 (2) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Downer, G.R. |
1 - 1 |
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Hereford 1885 (1) |
15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class IA |
3.5 | / | 6 |
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Hereford 1885 (6) |
15th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Hooke, G.A. |
1 - 0 |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Lambert, C.J. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1886 (7) |
2nd British Chess Association Congress - Amateur Championship Tourney |
12 | / | 18 |
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London, England 1887 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Wyvill, M. |
1 - 0 |
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Stamford 1887 (3) |
Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Pollock, W.H.K. |
0 - 1 |
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Pollock, W.H.K. gave odds of the move |
Stamford 1887 (4) |
Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division II |
8.5 | / | 9 |
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London, England 1888 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Owen, J. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1889 (3) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Gover, F.F. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1890 (2) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Jackson, E.M. |
0 - 1 |
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Rochester, Kent 1891 |
Kent - Surrey County Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Lewis, L.W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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London, England 1892 (6) |
7th British Chess Association Congress - Amateur Championship |
6 | / | 12 |
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London, England 1894 (1) |
North and South Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Atkins, H.E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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London, England 1894 (4) |
City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Hoon, C.R. |
1 - 0 |
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Llandudno 1895 (1) |
3rd Craigside Tournament |
6 | / | 6 |
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Llandudno 1895 (2) |
4th Craigside Tournament |
2 | / | 4 |
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Hastings 1895 (2) |
7th British Amateur Championship - Section II |
4 | / | 7 |
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London, England 1896 (1) |
City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Jackson, E.M. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Clifton 1896 (1) |
Southern Counties Congress - Class I |
5 | / | 9 |
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London, England 1896 (7) |
London Tournament |
0 | / | 4 |
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London, England 1897 (1) |
Cable Team Selection Tournament |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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London, England and New York 1897 |
2nd Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - McCutcheon, J.L. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England 1897 (4) |
City of London Club Summer Tournament |
3.5 | / | 7 |
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London, England and Leeds 1897 |
City of London Club - Yorkshire Chess Association Telephone Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Atkinson, Wa. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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London, England and New York 1898 |
3rd Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Robinson, A.K. |
1 - 0 |
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London, England and New York 1899 (1) |
4th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Voigt, H.G. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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London, England 1899 (1) |
City of London Championship Final |
3.5 | / | 5 |
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London, England and New York 1900 |
5th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Bampton, S.W. |
1 - 0 |
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Bath 1900 (1) |
Southern Counties Chess Union Tournament - Class I |
11.5 | / | 14 |
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London, England and New York 1901 |
6th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Newman, C.J. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1901 (3) |
11th City of London Chess Club Championship |
17.5 | / | 21 |
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Norwich, Norfolk 1902 |
Southern Counties Chess Union Tournament |
6 | / | 11 |
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London, England and New York 1903 |
8th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Delmar, E. (1) |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Hastings 1904 (1) |
London League - Three Unions Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Atkins, H.E. |
0 - 1 |
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Hastings 1904 (3) |
1st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
4.5 | / | 11 |
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London, England 1905 (4) |
City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Jones, Ed.O. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Shrewsbury 1906 (4) |
One-Week First Class Tournament |
4 | / | 5 |
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London, England and New York 1909 |
11th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Ruth, W.A. |
1 - 0 |
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Scarborough 1909 (5) |
6th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
2 | / | 10 |
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London, England 1910 (1) |
City of London Club - Dutch Chess Federation Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - van Foreest, D. |
0 - 1 |
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London, England 1911 (1) |
City of London - North Manchester Club Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Wolstencroft, A. |
1 - 0 |
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Tunbridge Wells 1911 (1) |
Kent and Sussex Counties Chess Association Congress - 1st Class Open, Section A |
5 | / | 9 |
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Richmond 1912 (1) |
British Championship Team - Major Open Team Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Mackenzie, A.J. |
0 - 1 |
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Richmond 1912 (2) |
9th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
5.5 | / | 11 |
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Cheltenham 1913 (1) |
10th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
6 | / | 11 |
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London, England 1913 (2) |
23rd City of London Club Championship - Preliminary Section B |
8 | / | 11 |
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London, England 1913 (4) |
23rd City of London Club Championship - Final |
2.5 | / | 8 |
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London, England 1914 (2) |
24th City of London Club Championship - Preliminary Section A |
8.5 | / | 12 |
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London, England 1914 (4) |
24th City of London Club Championship - Final |
3 | / | 7 |
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London, England 1915 |
City of London Club Championship |
6.5 | / | 10 |
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London, England 1916 (2) |
26th City of London Club Championship |
6.5 | / | 10 |
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London, England 1917 (1) |
27th City of London Club Championship |
4 | / | 7 |
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London, England 1918 (1) |
28th City of London Club Championship |
1 | / | 6 |
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London, England 1919 (1) |
29th City of London Club Championship |
7 | / | 12 |
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Edinburgh 1920 (2) |
13th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
3.5 | / | 11 |
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Malvern 1921 (3) |
14th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
4.5 | / | 11 |
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London, England 1921 (3) |
31st City of London Chess Club Championship |
7.5 | / | 11 |
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London, England 1922 (5) |
City of London Club Championship |
5 | / | 9 |
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Portsmouth 1923 (2) |
16th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
5.5 | / | 11 |
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London, England 1924 (2) |
City of London Club Championship |
7 | / | 15 |
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Stratford-upon-Avon 1925 (3) |
18th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
5 | / | 11 |
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London, England 1925 (3) |
35th City of London Club Championship |
7.5 | / | 14 |
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London, England 1926 (5) |
36th City of London Club Championship |
3 | / | 13 |
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London, England 1927 (10) |
37th City of London Club Championship |
5.5 | / | 15 |
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Worcester, England 1931 (2) |
24th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament |
4.5 | / | 11 |
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London, England 1932 (8) |
25th British Chess Federation Congress - Major Open Tournament |
4 | / | 11 |
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Player information updated: 16 Nov. 2022 |
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