Hecht, Solomon




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  382  2124 (111) 4
1894  389  2123 (108) 0
1895  398  2121 (106) 4
1896  402  2114 (111) 0
1897  429  2107 (117) 0
1898  463  2100 (121) 0
1899  485  2093 (125) 0
1900  518  2085 (129) 0
1901  556  2078 (133) 0
1902  584  2071 (136) 0
1903  601  2064 (139) 0
1904  637  2057 (142) 0
1905  668  2050 (144) 0
1906  690  2042 (147) 0
1907  737  2035 (149) 0
1908  752  2028 (151) 0
1909  826  2021 (153) 0
1910  844  2014 (155) 0
1911  876  2007 (156) 0
1912  868  1999 (158) 0
1913  893  1992 (159) 0
1914  875  1985 (160) 0
1915  833  1978 (162) 0
1916  834  1971 (163) 0
1917  842  1964 (164) 0
1918  868  1956 (165) 0
1919  887  1949 (165) 0
1920  983  1942 (166) 0
1921  1084  1935 (167) 0
1922  1122  1928 (167) 0
1923  1272  1921 (168) 0
1924  1295  1913 (168) 0
1925  1376  1906 (169) 0
1926  1469  1899 (169) 0
1927  1492  1892 (169) 0
1928  1500  1885 (169) 0
1929  1528  1877 (170) 0
1930  1564  1870 (170) 0
1931  1687  1863 (170) 0
1932  1719  1856 (169) 1
1933  1705  1852 (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