Hecht, Solomon




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  393  2117 (111) 4
1894  401  2117 (109) 0
1895  407  2116 (106) 4
1896  410  2108 (112) 0
1897  431  2101 (117) 0
1898  477  2094 (122) 0
1899  492  2087 (126) 0
1900  536  2080 (130) 0
1901  568  2073 (133) 0
1902  592  2066 (136) 0
1903  610  2059 (139) 0
1904  641  2052 (142) 0
1905  676  2045 (145) 0
1906  696  2038 (147) 0
1907  742  2031 (149) 0
1908  758  2023 (151) 0
1909  836  2016 (153) 0
1910  853  2009 (155) 0
1911  886  2002 (157) 0
1912  873  1995 (158) 0
1913  902  1988 (159) 0
1914  881  1981 (161) 0
1915  840  1974 (162) 0
1916  833  1967 (163) 0
1917  837  1960 (164) 0
1918  867  1953 (165) 0
1919  889  1945 (166) 0
1920  983  1938 (166) 0
1921  1078  1931 (167) 0
1922  1119  1924 (168) 0
1923  1260  1917 (168) 0
1924  1291  1910 (169) 0
1925  1371  1903 (169) 0
1926  1465  1896 (169) 0
1927  1490  1889 (170) 0
1928  1498  1882 (170) 0
1929  1495  1875 (170) 0
1930  1554  1868 (170) 0
1931  1655  1860 (170) 0
1932  1687  1853 (170) 1
1933  1659  1849 (171) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Hecht, Solomon  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of death as 'c1932', but the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 23 Feb. 1933 (p.26) has 'S. Hecht' playing for the Columbia Club.
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 167
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 55, no. 267, 26 Sep. 1895, page 5
   [BDE], vol. 92, no. 53, 23 Feb. 1933, page 26
   [NYEP], vol. 92, 1 Sep. 1893, page 2
Web
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4982. Hecht the heretic]

Tournament data

New York 1893 (12)     Cafe Bondy Handicap Tournament     26  /  40      odds player in pawn and two moves class
  Hecht, S. - Bondy, E.     1.5 - 0.5          Hecht, S. gave odds of pawn and two moves
New York 1895 (17)     Cafe Boulevard Handicap Tournament     16  /  25      odds player in pawn and two moves class
New York 1925 (3)     Stuyvesant Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Hecht, S. - Palmer, M. (1)     1 - 0    
New York 1932 (3)     Marshall Club - West Side Club Match    
  Hecht, S. - Reinfeld, F.     0 - 1    
New York 1933 (3)     Marshall Club - Columbia Club Match    
  Hecht, S. - Enequist, L.N.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025