Hecht, Solomon




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  401  2122 (110) 4
1894  415  2120 (108) 0
1895  422  2118 (106) 4
1896  419  2111 (111) 0
1897  443  2104 (116) 0
1898  487  2097 (121) 0
1899  504  2089 (125) 0
1900  550  2082 (129) 0
1901  579  2075 (133) 0
1902  613  2068 (136) 0
1903  634  2060 (139) 0
1904  667  2053 (142) 0
1905  708  2046 (144) 0
1906  728  2038 (146) 0
1907  765  2031 (149) 0
1908  790  2024 (151) 0
1909  867  2017 (152) 0
1910  876  2009 (154) 0
1911  911  2002 (156) 0
1912  903  1995 (157) 0
1913  938  1987 (159) 0
1914  914  1980 (160) 0
1915  868  1973 (161) 0
1916  871  1966 (162) 0
1917  877  1958 (163) 0
1918  898  1951 (164) 0
1919  919  1944 (165) 0
1920  1018  1936 (165) 0
1921  1118  1929 (166) 0
1922  1163  1922 (166) 0
1923  1324  1915 (167) 0
1924  1353  1907 (167) 0
1925  1435  1900 (168) 0
1926  1533  1893 (168) 0
1927  1566  1885 (168) 0
1928  1599  1878 (168) 0
1929  1620  1871 (168) 0
1930  1648  1864 (168) 0
1931  1743  1856 (168) 0
1932  1800  1849 (168) 1
1933  1795  1845 (169) 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