Jacob Bernstein Explained

Jacob Bernstein (February 24, 1885 – 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).^[10]

Notes and References

1. [Edward Winter (chess historian)|Edward Winter]
2. Web site: New York State Chess Champions 1878–1972 . Monmouth.com . 2023-04-20 .
3. Web site: The Web Novice . California Chess Reminiscences . Chessdryad.com . 2011-11-11.
4. Web site: New York Rice 1913 . Xoomer.alice.it . 2011-11-11.
5. Web site: The Frank James Marshall Electronic Archive and Museum: Tournament and Match Record . Rci.rutgers.edu . 2011-11-11 . 2008-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080704144338/http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~goeller/marshall/tournaments/index.html . dead .
6. Web site: New York, Torneo Rice 1916 . Xoomer.alice.it . 2011-11-11.
7. Web site: Welcome to the Chessmetrics site . Chessmetrics.com . 2011-11-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060414132700/http://www.chessmetrics.com/ . April 14, 2006 .
8. Web site: Samuel Reshevsky – szachowe cudowne dziecko . Astercity.net . 2011-11-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928222456/http://www.astercity.net/~vistula/resz_s.htm . 2011-09-28 .
9. Web site: Chess Notes by Edward Winter . Chesshistory.com . 2011-11-11.
10. Web site: The Web Novice . American Chess Bulletin . Chessdryad.com . 2011-11-11.