Hecht, Solomon




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  386  2126 (111) 4
1894  392  2124 (108) 0
1895  401  2123 (106) 4
1896  403  2115 (111) 0
1897  431  2108 (117) 0
1898  467  2101 (121) 0
1899  489  2094 (125) 0
1900  527  2087 (129) 0
1901  561  2079 (133) 0
1902  591  2072 (136) 0
1903  608  2065 (139) 0
1904  644  2058 (142) 0
1905  673  2051 (144) 0
1906  695  2043 (147) 0
1907  744  2036 (149) 0
1908  762  2029 (151) 0
1909  839  2022 (153) 0
1910  850  2014 (154) 0
1911  886  2007 (156) 0
1912  873  2000 (158) 0
1913  898  1993 (159) 0
1914  880  1986 (160) 0
1915  841  1978 (161) 0
1916  843  1971 (162) 0
1917  849  1964 (163) 0
1918  876  1957 (164) 0
1919  896  1949 (165) 0
1920  993  1942 (166) 0
1921  1098  1935 (167) 0
1922  1143  1928 (167) 0
1923  1289  1921 (168) 0
1924  1319  1913 (168) 0
1925  1401  1906 (168) 0
1926  1488  1899 (169) 0
1927  1516  1892 (169) 0
1928  1528  1884 (169) 0
1929  1556  1877 (169) 0
1930  1596  1870 (169) 0
1931  1700  1863 (169) 0
1932  1746  1856 (169) 1
1933  1732  1851 (170) 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