Littman, Gustave




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1940  1091  2051 (73) 16
1941  1045  2059 (76) 0
1942  937  2067 (77) 0
1943  887  2074 (77) 0
1944  869  2082 (74) 0
1945  868  2090 (70) 0
1946  842  2098 (62) 19

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Littman, Gustave  
   Also known as: Gustave Drexel
Born: 9 July 1916
Died: 3 Aug. 2010
 
Notes:
He changed his name from Littman to Drexel sometime between the 1940 U.S.A. Championship and the 1946 U.S.A. Championship. Tartajubow gives his date of birth and says he died 'at age of 94 on August 3, 2101'. If he was age 94, this must mean 2010.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 363
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 272
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 236
Periodicals
   [BDE], 8 Nov. 1934, page 24
Web
   Tartajubow.  [Reshevsky Romps to First]

Tournament data

New York 1940 (8)     3rd U.S.A. Championship - Final     2  /  16
New York 1946 (5)     6th U.S.A. Championship     6  /  19


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2026