Jacob Levin (chess player)

Jacob Levin (February 18, 1904 – June 17, 1992)[1] was an American chess master.[2]

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.[3][4] He tied for 8–9th at New York 1942 (US Chess Championship, Samuel Reshevsky and Isaac Kashdan won),^[citation needed] and took 4th at New York 1946 (US-ch, Reshevsky won).^[citation needed]

Levin was a member of the U.S. reserve team in the famous United States vs. Soviet Union radio match in September 1945.[5]

References

1. Social Security Administration (2014). "Jacob Levin". U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014 (database record) – via ancestry.com.
2. Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 247, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
3. Jeff Sonas, ed. (2005). "Chessmetrics Player Profile: Jacob Levin". Chessmetrics.
4. "Ventnor City 1939". The Chess Library. 2007. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
   "Ventnor City 1941". The Chess Library. 2007. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
   "Ventnor City 1942". The Chess Library. 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
   "Ventnor City 1944". The Chess Library. 2007. Archived from the original on August 2, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
5. "USA-USSR RADIO MATCH of 1945 - The United States Team". Sarah's Chess Journal (blog). Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Citing Chess Review August–September 1945.