Hecht, Solomon




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  386  2126 (111) 4
1894  399  2125 (108) 0
1895  403  2123 (106) 4
1896  405  2116 (111) 0
1897  431  2109 (117) 0
1898  468  2102 (121) 0
1899  493  2095 (125) 0
1900  532  2087 (129) 0
1901  562  2080 (133) 0
1902  592  2073 (136) 0
1903  612  2066 (139) 0
1904  645  2058 (142) 0
1905  679  2051 (144) 0
1906  702  2044 (147) 0
1907  748  2037 (149) 0
1908  766  2030 (151) 0
1909  844  2022 (153) 0
1910  852  2015 (155) 0
1911  891  2008 (156) 0
1912  880  2001 (158) 0
1913  919  1993 (159) 0
1914  890  1986 (160) 0
1915  849  1979 (161) 0
1916  848  1972 (162) 0
1917  853  1965 (163) 0
1918  881  1957 (164) 0
1919  900  1950 (165) 0
1920  996  1943 (166) 0
1921  1105  1936 (167) 0
1922  1148  1928 (167) 0
1923  1305  1921 (168) 0
1924  1325  1914 (168) 0
1925  1411  1907 (168) 0
1926  1504  1899 (169) 0
1927  1534  1892 (169) 0
1928  1556  1885 (169) 0
1929  1578  1878 (169) 0
1930  1619  1871 (169) 0
1931  1715  1863 (169) 0
1932  1761  1856 (169) 1
1933  1755  1852 (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