Background

Baker was born in Riga, Latvia then part of Imperial Russia in 1880, he was a member of the Jewish faith.

Career

A draper and cap maker by profession, he lived in Tralee, Company Kerry before moving to Dublin. In 1924 Baker finished first in the Tailteann Games.

He died in Rathmines, Dublin in May 1932.

Achievements

• Baker won the Irish Chess Championship in 1924, 1927, 1928, and 1929. He was Leinster champion in 1922 and 1926. With the Sackville Chess Club Baker won the Armstrong Cup in 1926 and 1929.