Pinkus, Albert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1923  59  2426 (73) 1
1924  47  2441 (61) 0
1925  38  2455 (44) 28
1926  48  2432 (39) 22
1927  63  2418 (39) 24
1928  130  2371 (42) 14
1929  141  2370 (48) 2
1930  108  2391 (47) 14
1931  123  2385 (53) 2
1932  107  2386 (56) 0
1933  113  2386 (54) 11
1934  104  2391 (62) 0
1935  97  2396 (65) 0
1936  95  2401 (65) 0
1937  90  2406 (62) 0
1938  83  2411 (54) 0
1939  74  2416 (41) 27
1940  76  2409 (36) 40
1941  81  2401 (39) 18
1942  100  2381 (37) 34
1943  91  2384 (44) 0
1944  89  2386 (37) 47
1945  66  2417 (39) 14
1946  81  2399 (36) 49
1947  139  2345 (50) 9

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
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 473
   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 (26)     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 1929 (4)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Bigelow, H.R.     0 - 1    
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
La Plata and New York 1947     La Plata - New York Radiomatch    
  Pinkus, A.S. - Michel, P.     0 - 1    
New York 1947     Manhattan Club Championship     3.5  /  8


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025