Jacob Bernstein

Jacob Bernstein (born February 24, 1885 and died December 21, 1959) was an American chess master.

Born into a Jewish family in Kaunas, Lithuania,^[1] he lived in New York. He won three consecutive New York State Chess Championships (1920-1922),^[2] and shared 1st with Herman Steiner in 1929, but lost a tiebreak to him.^[3]

He also tied for 8-9th at New York 1913 (Rice tournament, José Raúl Capablanca won),^[4] tied for 5-6th at New York 1915 (Capablanca won),^[5] tied for 7-8th at New York 1916 (Rice tournament, Capablanca won),^[6] and lost a match to Abraham Kupchik (1.5 : 3.5) at New York 1916.^[7]

After World War I, he tied for 3-6th at New York 1922 (Edward Lasker won),^[8] took 13th at Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) 1923,^[9] and tied for 7-10th at Pasadena 1932 (Alexander Alekhine won).<ref>The Web Novice. "American Chess Bulletin". Chessdryad.com. Retrieved 2011-11-11.</ref. He married Yiddish Stage actress, Nellie Casman in 1948, and lived in New York City. They remained married until his death in 1959.

References[]

^ Edward Winter, Chess Notes 10321, cites Lietuvos žinios, 1 May 1923
^ "New York State Chess Champions 1878–1972". Monmouth.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
^ The Web Novice. "California Chess Reminiscences". Chessdryad.com. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
^ "New York Rice 1913". Xoomer.alice.it. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
^ "The Frank James Marshall Electronic Archive and Museum: Tournament and Match Record". Rci.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
^ "New York, Torneo Rice 1916". Xoomer.alice.it. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
^ "Welcome to the Chessmetrics site". Chessmetrics.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2006. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
^ "Samuel Reshevsky – szachowe cudowne dziecko". Astercity.net. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
^ "Chess Notes by Edward Winter". Chesshistory.com. Retrieved 2011-11-11.

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[1] Edward Winter, Chess Notes 10321, cites Lietuvos žinios, 1 May 1923

[2] "New York State Chess Champions 1878–1972". Monmouth.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2011-11-11.

[3] The Web Novice. "California Chess Reminiscences". Chessdryad.com. Retrieved 2011-11-11.

[4] "New York Rice 1913". Xoomer.alice.it. Retrieved 2011-11-11.

[5] "The Frank James Marshall Electronic Archive and Museum: Tournament and Match Record". Rci.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2011-11-11.

[6] "New York, Torneo Rice 1916". Xoomer.alice.it. Retrieved 2011-11-11.

[7] "Welcome to the Chessmetrics site". Chessmetrics.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2006. Retrieved 2011-11-11.

[8] "Samuel Reshevsky – szachowe cudowne dziecko". Astercity.net. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-11-11.

[9] "Chess Notes by Edward Winter". Chesshistory.com. Retrieved 2011-11-11.

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