Jacobs, Herbert
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1884 |
158 |
2280 | (62) | 7 |
| 1885 |
151 |
2294 | (50) | 11 |
| 1886 |
148 |
2308 | (45) | 18 |
| 1887 |
133 |
2321 | (48) | 5 |
| 1888 |
120 |
2339 | (47) | 14 |
| 1889 |
121 |
2330 | (52) | 3 |
| 1890 |
136 |
2314 | (55) | 1 |
| 1891 |
131 |
2316 | (53) | 1 |
| 1892 |
125 |
2328 | (46) | 20 |
| 1893 |
137 |
2316 | (50) | 1 |
| 1894 |
132 |
2326 | (47) | 2 |
| 1895 |
127 |
2331 | (36) | 42 |
| 1896 |
139 |
2316 | (36) | 24 |
| 1897 |
97 |
2348 | (37) | 29 |
| 1898 |
84 |
2370 | (46) | 1 |
| 1899 |
75 |
2390 | (46) | 6 |
| 1900 |
63 |
2405 | (43) | 15 |
| 1901 |
87 |
2377 | (41) | 22 |
| 1902 |
118 |
2339 | (44) | 11 |
| 1903 |
156 |
2314 | (50) | 1 |
| 1904 |
193 |
2298 | (49) | 12 |
| 1905 |
224 |
2281 | (55) | 1 |
| 1906 |
250 |
2269 | (57) | 5 |
| 1907 |
280 |
2260 | (59) | 0 |
| 1908 |
301 |
2251 | (57) | 0 |
| 1909 |
337 |
2243 | (50) | 11 |
| 1910 |
308 |
2249 | (51) | 1 |
| 1911 |
282 |
2269 | (45) | 10 |
| 1912 |
254 |
2279 | (41) | 12 |
| 1913 |
211 |
2305 | (36) | 30 |
| 1914 |
190 |
2313 | (38) | 19 |
| 1915 |
192 |
2302 | (43) | 10 |
| 1916 |
242 |
2280 | (44) | 10 |
| 1917 |
286 |
2251 | (46) | 7 |
| 1918 |
363 |
2214 | (46) | 6 |
| 1919 |
347 |
2226 | (43) | 12 |
| 1920 |
349 |
2229 | (41) | 11 |
| 1921 |
315 |
2256 | (39) | 21 |
| 1922 |
317 |
2258 | (41) | 9 |
| 1923 |
370 |
2245 | (41) | 11 |
| 1924 |
452 |
2227 | (39) | 15 |
| 1925 |
514 |
2212 | (36) | 25 |
| 1926 |
753 |
2154 | (40) | 13 |
| 1927 |
837 |
2140 | (44) | 15 |
| 1928 |
884 |
2136 | (54) | 0 |
| 1929 |
919 |
2133 | (59) | 0 |
| 1930 |
956 |
2129 | (58) | 0 |
| 1931 |
1036 |
2126 | (53) | 11 |
| 1932 |
1113 |
2113 | (56) | 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 |
| [PMG], 18 Dec. 1900, page 10 |
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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. - Loman, R.J. 1888 |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 5.5 |
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| Jacobs, H.L. - Block, T. 1889 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Jacobs, H.L. - Jones, Ed.O. 1892 (1) |
(f) |
5 | - | 0 |
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| Jacobs, H.L. - Jones, Ed.O. 1892 (2) |
(f) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
| 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 |
| | | |
| Brighton 1885 (2) |
Surrey - Sussex County Match |
| | | | | | |
|
Jacobs, H.L. - Downer, G.R. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
|
Jacobs, H.L. - Lambert, C.J. |
0 - 1 |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| Stamford 1887 (3) |
Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
| | | | | | |
|
Jacobs, H.L. - Pollock, W.H.K. |
0 - 1 |
| | |
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 |
| | | |
| London, England 1889 (3) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Gover, F.F. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| 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) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Minchin, C.C. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| London, England 1892 (7) |
7th British Chess Association Congress - Amateur Championship |
6 | / | 12 |
| | | |
| London, England 1893 (3) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Chepmell, C.H. |
0 - 1 |
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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 |
| | | |
| London, England 1894 (6) |
City of London Club - Metropolitan Club Match |
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Jacobs, H.L. - Hoon, C.R. |
1 - 0 |
| | | |
| Llandudno 1895 (1) |
3rd Craigside Tournament - Cup Competition |
6 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| Llandudno 1895 (3) |
3rd Craigside Tournament - Handicap Section B |
3.5 | / | 4 |
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| Llandudno 1895 (4) |
4th Craigside Tournament - Cup Competition |
2 | / | 4 |
| | | |
| Llandudno 1895 (5) |
4th Craigside Tournament - Handicap |
3 | / | 6 |
odds player in a knight class |
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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 |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| Hastings 1904 (3) |
1st British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
4.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| Tunbridge Wells 1911 (1) |
Kent and Sussex Counties Chess Association Congress - 1st Class Open, Section A |
5 | / | 9 |
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| Richmond, London 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, London 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 |
| | | |
| 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 |
| | | |
| Portsmouth 1923 (2) |
16th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
5.5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| London, England 1924 (2) |
City of London Club Championship |
7 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| Stratford-upon-Avon 1925 (3) |
18th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship |
5 | / | 11 |
| | | |
| 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: 24 Feb. 2026 |
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