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| May-18-06 | | Calli: A reasonable guess for S. Capablanca would be his brother Salvador (1885-1940). Capablanca was one of eight children. |
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May-20-06
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| Aug-18-07 | | Karpova: <1916: Charles Jaffe v Hartwig Cassel (C.N. 1105) From the BCM, June 1916, page 200:
‘When chessplayers go to law on some matter connected with the game, there is usually a touch of the ridiculous. In the Bronx Municipal Court, on 4 April, a case came up in which Charles Jaffe sued Hartwig Cassel, one of the editors of the American Chess Bulletin, for $700 – over £140 – for work alleged to have been done in analysing the Rice Gambit. Last year Professor Isaac J. [sic – L. would be correct] Rice invited a number of strong American players to Utica to test his gambit once more, and it was agreed that their investigations should be continued. Jaffe, however, broke away from the rest and decided to analyse by himself. The others concluded their joint work, which is to appear in a book entitled Twenty Years of the Rice Gambit, while Mr Julius Finn, who was appointed referee in the matter, declared Jaffe’s work not acceptable. Hence the lawsuit, Mr Cassel being brought in as having acted in an advisory capacity for the late professor in chess matters. The witnesses at the trial included Marshall (who considered Jaffe’s claim not unreasonable), Julius Finn, Albert B. Hodges, and J. Rosenthal. The verdict was in favour of Mr Cassel. The chief amusement seems to have been when Jaffe was in the witness-box on his own behalf, and expressed his opinion of the chess strength of a number of noted players in the court – not unqualified by their attitude towards him in the case.’ A detailed account of the case appeared on pages 124-125 of the May-June 1916 American Chess Bulletin.>
http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... |
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| Nov-06-07 | | Karpova: A three-cornered tournament almost nothing is known about: <Dan Scoones (Coquitlam, BC, Canada) sends the following extract from a report on page 19 of the New York Times, 20 July 1919: ‘By invitation of the I.L. Rice Progressive Chess Club, Metropolitan League champions, Oscar Chajes, Charles Jaffe and Boris Kostić started a short three-cornered tournament at that club yesterday. The pairings brought together Jaffe and Kostić in the first round, Kostić winning the toss for move and selecting the Ruy López. The Serbian brought about an early exchange of queens, Jaffe being left in possession of two bishops. The latter won a pawn at his 24th turn, and playing in excellent style thereafter, brought about Kostić’s resignation after 48 moves had been recorded. Jaffe will play against Chajes in the next round.’> There is another game Jaffe-Kostic, New York 1919 but it doesn't fit the description and it's unclear so I won't submit it until further information appear. But that's the game: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.c3 h6 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 O-O 12.d4 f5 13.dxe5 fxe4 14.Qxd6 Qh4 15.Be3 Ba6 16.Nd2 Rad8 17.Qb4 Rxd2 18.Kxd2 Rxf2+ 19.Kc1 Rxg2 20.Qxa5 Bc8 21.Rd1 Qh3 22.Qd8+ Kh7 23.Qd4 Qf3 24.Re1 c5 25.Qd5 Rxh2 26.Bd2 Bf5 27.e6 e3 28.Qxf3 exd2+ 29.Kd1 Bc2+ 30.Kxc2 dxe1(Q)+ 31.Kb3 Qxe6+ 32.c4 Qb6+ 33.Kc3 Qxb2+ 34.Kd3 Qd4# 0-1 http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... |
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Mar-13-08
 | | offramp: Jaffe and Chajes were like ... have you ever read The Castle by Franz Kafka? They were like Arthur and Jeremiah. K said that it was impossible to tell them apart and he could not be bothered to remember which one was which - so he called them both by one name. |
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| Jan-08-09 | | myschkin: . . .
"The Crown Prince of East Side Chess"
"Jaffe was famous for his poverty", and "his style was "inimitably coffeehouse".* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charle...
*The World of Chess, by Anthony Saidy and Norman Lessing, 1974, New York, Random House, pp. 190-191 |
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| May-17-11 | | Imposter: He was once mugged by thieves who demanded money. Apparently he shrugged and invited them to search him and to let him know if they found anything, cause he sure couldn't. Apparently the would be thieves were charmed by the guy and took him to a tavern and treated him to a beer. Not sure if it's true, but this story has been around for a while and it adds to the legend of the man. |
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| May-17-11 | | MaxxLange: I had only known of him as the person who lost this miniature: Capablanca vs C Jaffe, 1910
He sounds like quite a colorful character. |
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| Apr-25-13 | | brankat: R.I.P. Master Jaffe. |
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| Mar-09-14 | | Karpova: Dr. Emanuel Lasker, Berlin, January 24:
<Sein Gegner zwar ist nicht von erstem Range. Es ist derselbe Jaffe, der vor einigen Jahren sich erfolglos in einem europäischen Meisterturniere, ich glaube Karlsbad versucht hat. Aber die schachliche Persönlichkeit des Kubaners ist von solchem Interesse, daß, in Ermangelung von etwas Besserem, auch diese Partien Aufmerksamkeit erregen. Enthüllen sie doch, wenigstens von seiner Seite, einen Stil.> (His opponent indeed is not of first rank. It is the same Jaffe who unsuccessfully dabbled in a European master tournament, I believe it was Karlsbad, a few years ago. But the chess personality of the Cuban is of such interest, that also games like these create interest. They reveal, at least from his side, a style.) Source: 'Pester Lloyd', 1913.01.26, p. 11
The context: Dr. Lasker annotates C Jaffe vs Capablanca, 1912 as there had been few games of Capablanca, thereby providing this short assessment of Jaffe. |
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| Mar-09-14 | | sakredkow: <It is the same Jaffe who unsuccessfully dabbled in a European master tournament> Early version of "chess tourist." |
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Apr-25-15
 | | SteinitzLives: Jaffe was the American equivalent of Janowski, only with less talent, and more personality. Thanks for the stories Charlie! |
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Apr-25-15
 | | Phony Benoni: Charles Jaffe turns 50 (more or less): C Jaffe vs Kashdan, 1933 |
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| Nov-11-15 | | Avun Jahei: ‘Apropos is the story of the game between the invincible Capablanca and Charles Jaffe, pride of the East Side. Capa forgot he was invincible: he lost. A reporter who was present asked the Cuban, “How far do you see ahead?” Capa replied impressively, “About ten moves”. Then the reporter went over to Jaffe: “How far do you see ahead?” Much to everyone’s surprise, the reply was, “Only one move”. This didn’t make sense. “How could a player who can see only one move ahead defeat another who can delve so deeply?” Here Jaffe explained: “I see only one move ahead, but always the best move.” That is sufficient.’ Al Horowitz |
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| Apr-25-16 | | TheFocus: Happy birthday, Charles Jaffe. |
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| Apr-26-16 | | Hodor: Hodor! |
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| Apr-26-16 | | AlicesKnight: Perhaps the strangest game he played is <Kostic-Jaffe, Karlsbad 1911> - the ending, though one-sided, presents a curious picture. |
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| Aug-20-16 | | zanzibar: <Frank J. Marshall has a number of local engagements, beginning with a lecture at the rooms of the Jaffa Chess Club, 123 Essex Street, this evening. Next Saturday, the same evening on which the Manhattan Chess Club dinner will be held at the Hotel Brevoort, he will give a simultaneous exhibition at the Brooklyn Institute Chess Club, and on April 13, he is scheduled for a similar performance at the New York City Chess Club. The Jaffe Chess Club, with Charles Jaffe as director and Instructor, was opened at Kotlitzki's Conditorel, 123 Essex Street, last Saturday, when Jaffe played nine, consultation games simultaneously, in which nearly 70 players took part. The expert won 7, drew 1, and lost 1, which latter was to members of the Brownsville Chess Club to whom prizes were awarded.> <Evening Post, Sat. 1917-03-17 p14(?)> |
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| Jan-19-17 | | zanzibar: <damagingembargo> must need a space. Also <enableing>. The controversy between Capablanca and Jaffe (discussed early in the forum) was real - but it's unreferenced in wiki, and therefore unreferenced here. Of course, I would like to see this stuff properly backed up... or, if speculative, relegated to the comments. I think Winter's book, p48, has some mention. Of course, contemporaneous sources would be even better. |
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| Jan-20-17 | | zanzibar: <Whole paragraph is poorly sourced (a forum at chessgames.com is definitely not good enough). Material which reflects negatively on a player (Capa in this case) must be properly sourced)> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.ph... Remember, <CG>, wiki is watching. |
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| Jan-20-17 | | zanzibar: Or rather, was watching... |
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Aug-20-18
 | | mifralu: Details of the case Charles Jaffe v Hartwig Cassel https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/... |
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| Apr-25-19 | | YoungEd: A relatively low percentage of draws for such a strong player, no? |
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Mar-31-20
 | | MissScarlett: (New York) Daily News, April 7th 1926, p.37:
<A blind rapid transit chess match will be played by Frank J. Marshall, American chess champion, and Charles Jaffe, international chess master, at the Prospect theatre, Bronx, tonight. The moves of the game will be shown simultaneously on the screen.> Of which nothing more was heard! |
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May-19-21
 | | perfidious: Had never read that anecdote posted by <Imposter>, but it is hilarious. |
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