Hecht, Solomon




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  383  2124 (111) 4
1894  385  2123 (108) 0
1895  399  2121 (106) 4
1896  400  2114 (111) 0
1897  430  2107 (117) 0
1898  465  2100 (121) 0
1899  485  2093 (125) 0
1900  521  2086 (129) 0
1901  555  2078 (133) 0
1902  583  2071 (136) 0
1903  599  2064 (139) 0
1904  633  2057 (142) 0
1905  667  2050 (144) 0
1906  688  2043 (147) 0
1907  737  2035 (149) 0
1908  750  2028 (151) 0
1909  825  2021 (153) 0
1910  844  2014 (155) 0
1911  874  2007 (156) 0
1912  864  2000 (158) 0
1913  892  1992 (159) 0
1914  875  1985 (160) 0
1915  829  1978 (162) 0
1916  832  1971 (163) 0
1917  837  1964 (164) 0
1918  865  1957 (165) 0
1919  885  1949 (165) 0
1920  978  1942 (166) 0
1921  1079  1935 (167) 0
1922  1118  1928 (167) 0
1923  1262  1921 (168) 0
1924  1291  1914 (168) 0
1925  1365  1906 (169) 0
1926  1464  1899 (169) 0
1927  1489  1892 (169) 0
1928  1499  1885 (169) 0
1929  1509  1878 (170) 0
1930  1555  1871 (170) 0
1931  1668  1863 (170) 0
1932  1706  1856 (169) 1
1933  1692  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