Factor, Samuel




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1916  236  2267 (67) 10
1917  181  2294 (63) 0
1918  133  2321 (55) 10
1919  82  2366 (49) 8
1920  64  2392 (45) 8
1921  62  2411 (42) 22
1922  51  2428 (45) 11
1923  62  2422 (45) 11
1924  67  2416 (43) 16
1925  64  2411 (44) 13
1926  88  2391 (42) 13
1927  134  2357 (42) 9
1928  134  2367 (37) 26
1929  177  2349 (41) 18
1930  132  2375 (43) 15
1931  141  2370 (43) 8
1932  185  2345 (38) 29
1933  181  2346 (42) 13
1934  174  2348 (44) 8
1935  143  2367 (42) 19
1936  113  2391 (43) 26
1937  117  2384 (58) 0
1938  130  2378 (66) 0
1939  135  2371 (72) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Factor, Samuel Daniel  
   Also known as: S. Faktor
Born: 22 Sep. 1892
Died: 11 Jan. 1949
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 304
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 322
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 381
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 353
   Donaldson and Minev, Life and Games of Rubinstein, Vol. 1, page 308
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 113
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 167
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 352
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 71
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 349
Periodicals
   [DSZ], vol. 73, no. 4, Apr. 1918, page 95
Web
   Painter, Debbie Gincig.  [Notes for Samuel Daniel Factor]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Hirszbajn, M. - Factor, S.D. 1916         (f)     6   -   4
Regedzinski, T. - Factor, S.D. 1918         (f)     8   -   2
Factor, S.D. - van Gelder, G.J. 1919         (f)     4   -   2
Reti, R. - Factor, S.D. 1919         (f)     1   -   1
Factor, S.D. - Olland, A.G. 1920         (f)     3.5   -   1.5
Reshevsky, S.H. - Factor, S.D. 1927         (f)     1   -   0

Tournament data

Rotterdam 1920     Rotterdam Tournament     1.5  /  3
Atlantic City 1921 (1)     8th American Chess Congress - Open Masters Tournament     6  /  11
Cleveland 1921     22nd Western Chess Association Tournament     9  /  11
Louisville 1922     23rd Western Chess Association Tournament     9.5  /  11
San Francisco, California 1923     24th Western Chess Association Tournament     8  /  11
Detroit 1924     25th Western Chess Association Tournament     11.5  /  16
Cedar Point 1925     26th Western Chess Association Tournament     11  /  13
Chicago 1926 (3)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament     6.5  /  12
London, England and Chicago 1926     London - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Factor, S.D. - Sergeant, E.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Kalamazoo 1927 (1)     1st National Chess Federation Congress     3  /  8
Chicago 1928     Chicago City Championship     6.5  /  8
The Hague 1928 (2)     2nd Olympiad     6.5  /  11
Bradley Beach 1928     Bradley Beach Tournament     3.5  /  7
Chicago 1929     Chicago Championship     6.5  /  9
Saint Louis 1929     30th Western Chess Association Tournament     6  /  10
Chicago 1930 (1)     31st Western Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  8
Chicago 1930 (2)     Chicago City Championship     6.5  /  7
Tulsa 1931     32nd Western Chess Association Tournament     7  /  9
Chicago 1932     Chicago Championship     5  /  7
Minneapolis 1932     33rd Western Chess Association Championship     4.5  /  11
Pasadena 1932 (1)     Pasadena Congress - International Tournament     5  /  11
Detroit 1933     34th Western Chess Association Championship     7.5  /  13
Chicago 1934 (9)     Chicago Championship     5.5  /  8
Milwaukee 1935 (1)     36th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary A     6.5  /  9
Milwaukee 1935 (4)     36th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship     5.5  /  10
New York 1936 (8)     U.S. Championship - Preliminary A     10  /  11
New York 1936 (12)     U.S. Championship - Final     6.5  /  15
Chicago 1939     Chicago Championship     9  /  10

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025