Spero, Irving




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1922  573  2159 (62) 11
1923  567  2173 (58) 0
1924  536  2186 (49) 15
1925  489  2202 (48) 13
1926  535  2197 (49) 15
1927  652  2169 (59) 0
1928  788  2141 (64) 0
1929  919  2113 (66) 0
1930  1054  2086 (64) 8
1931  1132  2086 (71) 0
1932  1146  2087 (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