Littman, Gustave




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1940  1075  2056 (73) 16
1941  1029  2064 (76) 0
1942  936  2072 (77) 0
1943  884  2079 (77) 0
1944  868  2087 (74) 0
1945  869  2095 (70) 0
1946  844  2103 (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