Spero, Irving




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1922  567  2160 (62) 11
1923  564  2174 (58) 0
1924  534  2188 (49) 15
1925  489  2204 (48) 13
1926  531  2198 (49) 15
1927  645  2171 (59) 0
1928  780  2143 (64) 0
1929  909  2116 (66) 0
1930  1043  2089 (64) 8
1931  1117  2089 (71) 0
1932  1130  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