Hamermesh, Morton




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1933  750  2189 (68) 2
1934  818  2178 (56) 11
1935  950  2160 (54) 15
1936  936  2156 (64) 0
1937  924  2152 (72) 0
1938  951  2148 (76) 0
1939  905  2144 (79) 0
1940  838  2140 (80) 0
1941  813  2136 (79) 0
1942  766  2132 (77) 0
1943  746  2128 (73) 0
1944  753  2124 (66) 16

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Hamermesh, Morton  
   Also known as: M. Hammermesch
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Skinner and Verhoeven have 'M Hammermesh'; the Reading Times of 16 Oct. 1933 (p.5) has 'M. Hammermesch'; The Brooklyn Eagle of 16 Mar. 1933 (p.20) has 'M. Hamermesh'; Di Felice and Woodger have 'Morton Hamermesh'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 385
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 343
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 438
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 350
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 92, no. 74, 16 Mar. 1933, page 20
   [RTim], 16 Oct. 1933, page 5

Tournament data

New York 1933 (8)     Marshall Club - City College Club Match    
  Hamermesh, M. - Levenstein, R.     1 - 0    
New York 1933 (15)     Marshall Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Hamermesh, M. - Regen, A.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1934     Marshall Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Hamermesh, M. - Gedance, M.     1 - 0    
New York 1934 (3)     17th Marshall Club Championship     4  /  11
New York 1935 (2)     Marshall Club - Brooklyn Chess League Match    
  Hamermesh, M. - Almgren, S.E.     0 - 1    
New York 1935 (4)     18th Marshall Club Championship     6  /  14
Boston, Massachusetts 1944     45th U.S.A. Open Championship     10  /  17

Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2026