Hecht, Solomon




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  393  2116 (111) 4
1894  401  2115 (109) 0
1895  406  2114 (106) 4
1896  411  2107 (112) 0
1897  436  2100 (117) 0
1898  477  2093 (122) 0
1899  493  2086 (126) 0
1900  535  2079 (130) 0
1901  566  2072 (133) 0
1902  589  2065 (137) 0
1903  603  2058 (140) 0
1904  642  2051 (142) 0
1905  670  2044 (145) 0
1906  694  2037 (147) 0
1907  734  2030 (149) 0
1908  754  2023 (151) 0
1909  832  2016 (153) 0
1910  850  2009 (155) 0
1911  883  2002 (157) 0
1912  871  1995 (158) 0
1913  901  1988 (160) 0
1914  878  1981 (161) 0
1915  831  1974 (162) 0
1916  822  1967 (163) 0
1917  822  1960 (164) 0
1918  848  1953 (165) 0
1919  867  1945 (166) 0
1920  958  1938 (167) 0
1921  1059  1931 (167) 0
1922  1089  1924 (168) 0
1923  1221  1917 (169) 0
1924  1269  1910 (169) 0
1925  1357  1903 (169) 0
1926  1454  1896 (170) 0
1927  1468  1889 (170) 0
1928  1481  1882 (170) 0
1929  1480  1875 (170) 0
1930  1537  1868 (170) 0
1931  1631  1861 (170) 0
1932  1652  1854 (170) 1
1933  1646  1850 (172) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Hecht, Solomon  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of death as 'c1932', but the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 23 Feb. 1933 (p.26) has 'S. Hecht' playing for the Columbia Club.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 167
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 55, no. 267, 26 Sep. 1895, page 5
   [BDE], vol. 92, no. 53, 23 Feb. 1933, page 26
   [NYEP], vol. 92, 1 Sep. 1893, page 2
Web
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4982. Hecht the heretic]

Tournament data

New York 1893 (12)     Cafe Bondy Handicap Tournament     26  /  40      odds player in pawn and two moves class
  Hecht, S. - Bondy, E.     1.5 - 0.5          Hecht, S. gave odds of pawn and two moves
New York 1895 (17)     Cafe Boulevard Handicap Tournament     16  /  25      odds player in pawn and two moves class
New York 1925 (3)     Stuyvesant Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Hecht, S. - Palmer, M. (1)     1 - 0    
New York 1932 (3)     Marshall Club - West Side Club Match    
  Hecht, S. - Reinfeld, F.     0 - 1    
New York 1933 (3)     Marshall Club - Columbia Club Match    
  Hecht, S. - Enequist, L.N.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025