Jacob Bernstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJacob Bernstein
American chess player
Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1890
Place of Birth: Kaunas, Kaunas County
Date of Death: 01-Dec-1958
Profession: chess player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About 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, he lived in New York.
- He won three consecutive New York State Chess Championships (1920-1922), and shared 1st with Herman Steiner in 1929, but lost a tiebreak to him.He also tied for 8-9th at New York 1913 (Rice tournament, José Raúl Capablanca won), tied for 5-6th at New York 1915 (Capablanca won), tied for 7-8th at New York 1916 (Rice tournament, Capablanca won), and lost a match to Abraham Kupchik (1.5 : 3.5) at New York 1916.After World War I, he tied for 3-6th at New York 1922 (Edward Lasker won), took 13th at Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary) 1923, and tied for 7-10th at Pasadena 1932 (Alexander Alekhine won).
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