Jacob Levin (chess player)
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Jacob Levin was an American
chess
master, born in Daugavpils
, Latvia.
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. 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. the Soviet Union radio match
in September 1945.
United States
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Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master, born in Daugavpils
Daugavpils
Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some...
, Latvia.
He reached the best results of his career in Ventnor City. He tied for 2nd–3rd in 1939 (Milton Hanauer
Milton Hanauer
Milton Loeb Hanauer was a public school principal, chess master and Marshall Chess Club official.Born in Harrison, New York, He is best known for running the New York school competition that became known as the Hanauer League and for writing the book Chess Made Simple.His playing career is not...
won), was a winner in 1941, took second behind Daniel Yanofsky
Daniel Yanofsky
Daniel Abraham Yanofsky, OC, QC was Canada's first chess grandmaster, an eight-time Canadian Chess Champion, a chess writer, a chess arbiter, and a lawyer.-Life in chess:...
in 1942, tied for 5th–7th in 1943, and won again in 1944. He tied for 8–9th at New York 1942 (US Chess Championship, Samuel Reshevsky
Samuel Reshevsky
Samuel "Sammy" Herman Reshevsky was a famous chess prodigy and later a leading American chess Grandmaster...
and Isaac Kashdan
Isaac Kashdan
Isaac Kashdan was an American chess grandmaster and chess writer. Kashdan was one of the world's best players in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was twice U.S. Open champion...
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. the Soviet Union radio match
USA vs. USSR radio chess match 1945
The USA vs. USSR radio chess match 1945 was a chess match between the USA and the USSR that was conducted over the radio from September 1 to September 4, 1945. The ten leading masters of the United States played the ten leading masters of the Soviet Union for chess supremacy. The match was played...
in September 1945.