Sidney Norman Bernstein (13 July 1911, in New York City – 30 January 1992, in New York City) was an American chess master.
He tied for 2nd-4th in Marshall Chess Club Championship at New York 1930/31 (Arthur Dake won),[1] tied for 6-7th in New York State Chess Championship at Rome 1931 (Fred Reinfeld won).
[2] He played board two, behind Reuben Fine, on the victorious CCNY team in the 1931-32 Intercollegiate championships.
He played thrice in Ventnor City, as he shared 1st in 1940,[4] tied for 5-7th (Jacob Levin won) in 1941,[5] and tied for 3rd-6th (Daniel Yanofsky won) in 1942.
[6] He tied for 1st with Reinfeld in Manhattan Chess Club Championship at New York 1942,[7] and took 8th in Manhattan CC in 1955 (Max Pavey won).