Hecht, Solomon




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  401  2127 (110) 4
1894  413  2125 (108) 0
1895  422  2124 (106) 4
1896  414  2117 (111) 0
1897  439  2109 (116) 0
1898  487  2102 (121) 0
1899  503  2095 (125) 0
1900  548  2087 (129) 0
1901  577  2080 (133) 0
1902  607  2073 (136) 0
1903  628  2065 (139) 0
1904  662  2058 (142) 0
1905  699  2051 (144) 0
1906  722  2043 (146) 0
1907  763  2036 (149) 0
1908  787  2029 (151) 0
1909  863  2021 (152) 0
1910  872  2014 (154) 0
1911  904  2007 (156) 0
1912  900  1999 (157) 0
1913  933  1992 (159) 0
1914  910  1985 (160) 0
1915  857  1978 (161) 0
1916  856  1970 (162) 0
1917  862  1963 (163) 0
1918  890  1956 (164) 0
1919  913  1948 (165) 0
1920  1015  1941 (165) 0
1921  1117  1934 (166) 0
1922  1162  1926 (166) 0
1923  1324  1919 (167) 0
1924  1345  1912 (167) 0
1925  1426  1904 (168) 0
1926  1528  1897 (168) 0
1927  1557  1890 (168) 0
1928  1587  1882 (168) 0
1929  1610  1875 (168) 0
1930  1639  1868 (168) 0
1931  1734  1860 (168) 0
1932  1791  1853 (168) 1
1933  1785  1849 (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