Lessing, Norman
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1930 |
360 |
2270 | (58) | 11 |
| 1931 |
366 |
2274 | (54) | 12 |
| 1932 |
379 |
2268 | (59) | 2 |
| 1933 |
384 |
2270 | (62) | 1 |
| 1934 |
380 |
2273 | (62) | 0 |
| 1935 |
386 |
2277 | (59) | 8 |
| 1936 |
410 |
2265 | (60) | 11 |
| 1937 |
436 |
2257 | (66) | 0 |
| 1938 |
453 |
2248 | (69) | 0 |
| 1939 |
454 |
2239 | (69) | 2 |
| 1940 |
442 |
2226 | (70) | 0 |
| 1941 |
445 |
2213 | (68) | 0 |
| 1942 |
442 |
2201 | (64) | 14 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Lessing, Norman |
| Born: 24 June 1911 |
| Died: |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 289 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 45, 284 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 362 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 73 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 246 |
| Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables IV, page 914 |
| Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 525 |
| Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 352 |
| Periodicals |
| [BDE], vol. 91, no. 83, 24 Mar. 1932, page 30 |
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Tournament data
| Utica 1930 |
53rd New York State Chess Association Championship |
6.5 | / | 8 |
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Lessing, N. - Santasiere, A.E. |
0 - 3 |
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| New York 1931 (7) |
Manhattan Club - Empire City Club Match |
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Lessing, N. - Samuels, L.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1931 (8) |
Empire City Club - Stuyvesant Club Match |
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Lessing, N. - Neuberger, H. |
1 - 0 |
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| Rome, New York 1931 |
New York State Chess Association Championship |
6.5 | / | 11 |
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| New York 1932 (1) |
Marshall Club - Gramercy Club Match |
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Lessing, N. - Smirka, R. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1932 (9) |
Gramercy Club - Scandinavians Club Match |
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Lessing, N. - Gustafson, G. (2) |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1933 (11) |
Marshall Club - Empire City Club Match |
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Lessing, N. - Reinfeld, F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Binghamton 1935 |
57th New York State Chess Association Championship |
6 | / | 8 |
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| New York 1936 (8) |
U.S. Championship - Preliminary D |
8.5 | / | 11 |
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| New York 1939 (1) |
Manhattan Club - Rice Progressive Club Match |
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Lessing, N. - Kashdan, I.I. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1939 (2) |
Marshall Club - Rice Progressive Club Match |
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Lessing, N. - Hanauer, M.L. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1942 (4) |
4th USA Chammpionship - Final |
4.5 | / | 14 |
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| Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025 |
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