Spero, Irving




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1922  591  2163 (62) 11
1923  585  2177 (58) 0
1924  558  2191 (49) 15
1925  517  2207 (48) 13
1926  561  2201 (49) 15
1927  681  2173 (59) 0
1928  829  2145 (64) 0
1929  971  2116 (66) 0
1930  1102  2088 (64) 8
1931  1170  2089 (71) 0
1932  1198  2090 (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