Samuels, Lester
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1924 |
394 |
2228 | (52) | 11 |
| 1925 |
310 |
2264 | (42) | 27 |
| 1926 |
328 |
2266 | (45) | 14 |
| 1927 |
247 |
2300 | (53) | 0 |
| 1928 |
199 |
2334 | (55) | 0 |
| 1929 |
147 |
2368 | (50) | 10 |
| 1930 |
124 |
2387 | (51) | 12 |
| 1931 |
143 |
2371 | (60) | 5 |
| 1932 |
194 |
2338 | (72) | 1 |
| 1933 |
274 |
2305 | (82) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Samuels, Lester W. |
| Born: |
| Died: |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 336 |
| Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 210, 347 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 231 |
| Periodicals |
| [BDE], vol. 85, no. 286, 15 Oct. 1925, page 25 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| New York 1924 (3) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
3.5 | / | 11 |
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| Philadelphia 1925 |
Manhattan - Philadelphia Decoration Day Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Sellers, R.C. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1925 (6) |
Hallgarten Tournament - Preliminary Section B |
4.5 | / | 7 |
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| New York 1925 (8) |
Hallgarten Tournament - Final |
7 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1925 (9) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
3.5 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1926 (6) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
5 | / | 14 |
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| New York 1929 (4) |
Manhattan Club - City College Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Grossman, N. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1929 (5) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1930 (3) |
Manhattan Club - Hungarian Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Weiss, J. (2) |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1930 (6) |
Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Reinfeld, F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1930 (7) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
6 | / | 10 |
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| New York 1931 (4) |
Manhattan Club - Stuyvesant Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Goodman, D. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1931 (6) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Bernstein, S.N. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1931 (7) |
Manhattan Club - Empire City Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Lessing, N. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1932 (7) |
Manhattan Club - Rice Progressive Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Gladstone, D.R. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1933 (12) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Howard, K.S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025 |
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