Pinkus, Albert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1923  54  2431 (73) 1
1924  46  2446 (61) 0
1925  33  2461 (44) 28
1926  44  2439 (40) 22
1927  52  2429 (39) 24
1928  105  2388 (42) 14
1929  101  2395 (49) 1
1930  86  2408 (47) 14
1931  93  2399 (53) 2
1932  91  2397 (57) 0
1933  97  2394 (54) 11
1934  90  2398 (62) 0
1935  88  2402 (65) 0
1936  87  2406 (65) 0
1937  86  2410 (62) 0
1938  77  2414 (54) 0
1939  74  2418 (41) 27
1940  73  2411 (36) 40
1941  77  2402 (39) 18
1942  96  2382 (37) 34
1943  89  2385 (44) 0
1944  82  2388 (37) 47
1945  62  2422 (40) 14
1946  65  2414 (38) 49

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Pinkus, Albert Sidney  
Born: 20 Mar. 1903
Died: 4 Feb. 1984
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 334
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 137
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 368
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 355
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 331
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 228, 346
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 204
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 353

Tournament data

New York 1923 (25)     Manhattan Club - Chess Club International Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Katz, S.     1 - 0    
New York 1925 (2)     Marshall Club - Hungarian Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Huszar, J.     1 - 0    
New York 1925 (3)     Stuyvesant Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Wahrburg, R.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1925 (5)     Hallgarten Tournament - Preliminary Section A     4  /  7
New York 1925 (7)     Dimock Theme Tournament     6  /  7
New York 1925 (8)     Hallgarten Tournament - Final     9.5  /  12
New York 1926 (1)     Manhattan Club - Franklin Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Hoffman, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1926 (2)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Kashdan, I.I.     0 - 1    
New York 1926 (3)     Dimock Tournament - Section A     4.5  /  6
New York 1926 (6)     Manhattan Club Championship     8  /  14
New York 1927 (1)     Manhattan Junior Masters Tournament     7  /  10
New York 1927 (3)     Manhattan Club Championship     9  /  14
New York 1928 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     3.5  /  8
New York 1928 (6)     Manhattan Junior Masters Tournament     0  /  6
New York 1929 (3)     Manhattan Club - City College Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Kandel, I.     1 - 0    
New York 1930 (3)     Manhattan Club - Scandinavian Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Eckstrom, H.     1 - 0    
New York 1930 (4)     Manhattan Club - City College Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Schreier, M.     0 - 1    
New York 1930 (5)     Manhattan Club - Hungarian Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Steiner, L.     0 - 1    
New York 1930 (7)     Manhattan Club - Columbia University Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Schlesinger, P.T.     1 - 0    
New York 1930 (8)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Hanauer, M.L.     1 - 0    
New York 1930 (9)     Manhattan Club Championship     5.5  /  10
New York 1931 (2)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Albert, B.     1 - 0    
New York 1931 (5)     Manhattan Club - Stuyvesant Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Treysman, G.N.     0 - 1    
New York 1931 (7)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Reinfeld, F.     1 - 0    
New York 1933 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     6.5  /  11
New York 1939 (7)     40th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 4     5  /  6
New York 1939 (8)     40th American Chess Federation Congress - Final     7.5  /  11
Hamilton, New York 1939     61st New York State Chess Association Championship     5.5  /  9
New York 1939 (12)     Manhattan Club - Westside YMCA Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Forster, K.     1 - 0    
New York 1940 (4)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Smirka, R.     1 - 0    
New York 1940 (5)     3rd U.S.A. Championship - Preliminary Section A     4  /  6
  Pinkus, A.S. - Hallman, D.A.     1.5 - 0.5    
New York 1940 (8)     3rd U.S.A. Championship - Final     10  /  16
New York 1940 (9)     Manhattan Club Championship     10  /  15
New York 1941 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     6.5  /  8
New York 1941 (4)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Fine, R.     1 - 0    
Ventnor City 1941     Ventnor City Tournament     5.5  /  9
New York 1942 (3)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Lasker, Ed.     1 - 0    
New York 1942 (4)     4th USA Chammpionship - Final     9.5  /  14
Ventnor City 1942     Ventnor City Tournament     5  /  9
New York 1942 (5)     Manhattan Club Championship     4.5  /  10
New York 1944 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     3.5  /  9
New York 1944 (2)     U.S.A. Championship - Final     13.5  /  17
Ventnor City 1944     Ventnor City Tournament     6  /  9
New York 1944 (3)     27th Marshall Club Championship     11  /  13
New York 1945 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     10  /  12
Moscow and New York 1945     USSR - USA Radio Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Lilienthal, A.     1 - 1    
New York 1946 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     12  /  16
New York 1946 (2)     Metropolitan Championship     6.5  /  9
New York 1946 (3)     American Team Practice Tournament     3  /  4
Moscow 1946 (3)     U.S.S.R. - U.S.A. Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Ragozin, V.V.     0 - 2    
New York 1946 (4)     6th U.S.A. Championship     10.5  /  18


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025