Jacob Levin (chess player) explained

Jacob Levin (February 18, 1904  - June 17, 1992)[1] was an American chess master.

He reached the best results of his career in Ventnor City. He tied for 2nd–3rd in 1939 (Milton Hanauer won), was a winner in 1941, took second behind Daniel Yanofsky in 1942, tied for 5th–7th in 1943, and won again in 1944.[2] [3] He tied for 8–9th at New York 1942 (US Chess Championship, Samuel Reshevsky and Isaac Kashdan won), and took 4th at New York 1946 (US-ch, Reshevsky won).

Levin was a member of the U.S. reserve team in the famous United States vs. Soviet Union radio match in September 1945.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jacob Levin . ancestry.com . subscription . 2014 . U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014 . database record. ((Social Security Administration)) .
  2. Web site: Chessmetrics Player Profile: Jacob Levin . Chessmetrics . Jeff Sonas . 2005 .
  3. Web site: Ventnor City 1939 . 2007 . The Chess Library . Internet Archive . Web site: Ventnor City 1941 . 2007 . The Chess Library . Internet Archive . Web site: Ventnor City 1942 . 2007 . The Chess Library . Internet Archive . Web site: Ventnor City 1944 . 2007 . The Chess Library . Internet Archive .
  4. Web site: USA-USSR RADIO MATCH of 1945 - The United States Team . Sarah's Chess Journal . blog . 30 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090830211922/http://sbchess.sinfree.net/Steiner_RadioMatch_US.html . usurped . Citing Chess Review August–September 1945.

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