Hecht, Solomon




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  395  2116 (111) 4
1894  401  2115 (109) 0
1895  407  2115 (106) 4
1896  411  2108 (112) 0
1897  437  2101 (117) 0
1898  477  2094 (122) 0
1899  494  2086 (126) 0
1900  538  2079 (130) 0
1901  568  2072 (133) 0
1902  592  2065 (136) 0
1903  604  2058 (139) 0
1904  644  2051 (142) 0
1905  672  2044 (145) 0
1906  698  2037 (147) 0
1907  738  2030 (149) 0
1908  757  2023 (151) 0
1909  836  2016 (153) 0
1910  854  2009 (155) 0
1911  887  2002 (157) 0
1912  878  1995 (158) 0
1913  905  1988 (160) 0
1914  882  1981 (161) 0
1915  842  1974 (162) 0
1916  833  1967 (163) 0
1917  835  1959 (164) 0
1918  865  1952 (165) 0
1919  887  1945 (166) 0
1920  980  1938 (167) 0
1921  1076  1931 (167) 0
1922  1106  1924 (168) 0
1923  1247  1917 (168) 0
1924  1278  1910 (169) 0
1925  1367  1903 (169) 0
1926  1457  1896 (170) 0
1927  1483  1889 (170) 0
1928  1492  1882 (170) 0
1929  1489  1875 (170) 0
1930  1547  1868 (170) 0
1931  1646  1861 (170) 0
1932  1674  1854 (170) 1
1933  1654  1849 (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