Spero, Irving




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1922  593  2168 (62) 11
1923  582  2182 (58) 0
1924  553  2196 (49) 15
1925  508  2212 (48) 13
1926  559  2206 (49) 15
1927  678  2178 (59) 0
1928  827  2150 (64) 0
1929  967  2122 (66) 0
1930  1097  2093 (64) 8
1931  1164  2094 (71) 0
1932  1193  2095 (74) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Spero, Irving Hersh  
Born: 15 June 1892
Died: 17 Aug. 1955
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 338
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 401
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 209
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 256

Tournament data

Louisville 1922     23rd Western Chess Association Tournament     5  /  11
Detroit 1924     25th Western Chess Association Tournament     6  /  15
Cedar Point 1925     26th Western Chess Association Tournament     8.5  /  13
Chicago 1926 (1)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Championship Preliminary A     7  /  10
Chicago 1926 (4)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Championship Final     2.5  /  6
San Francisco, California 1930     California Championship     2  /  8
Pasadena 1932 (3)     Pasadena Congress - Minor Tournament     7  /  10

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025