Spero, Irving




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1922  539  2165 (62) 11
1923  534  2179 (58) 0
1924  511  2193 (49) 15
1925  474  2209 (48) 13
1926  517  2204 (49) 15
1927  626  2176 (59) 0
1928  747  2149 (64) 0
1929  881  2121 (66) 0
1930  1014  2093 (64) 8
1931  1078  2094 (71) 0
1932  1085  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 1930     California Championship     2  /  8
Pasadena 1932 (3)     Pasadena Congress - Minor Tournament     7  /  10

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025