Hecht, Solomon




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1893  391  2126 (111) 4
1894  401  2125 (108) 0
1895  407  2123 (106) 4
1896  405  2116 (111) 0
1897  431  2109 (117) 0
1898  470  2102 (121) 0
1899  493  2095 (125) 0
1900  532  2087 (129) 0
1901  562  2080 (133) 0
1902  591  2073 (136) 0
1903  613  2066 (139) 0
1904  645  2058 (142) 0
1905  680  2051 (144) 0
1906  704  2044 (147) 0
1907  750  2037 (149) 0
1908  768  2029 (151) 0
1909  847  2022 (153) 0
1910  855  2015 (154) 0
1911  892  2008 (156) 0
1912  879  2001 (158) 0
1913  920  1993 (159) 0
1914  893  1986 (160) 0
1915  850  1979 (161) 0
1916  849  1972 (162) 0
1917  855  1964 (163) 0
1918  882  1957 (164) 0
1919  902  1950 (165) 0
1920  999  1943 (166) 0
1921  1107  1936 (167) 0
1922  1152  1928 (167) 0
1923  1307  1921 (168) 0
1924  1328  1914 (168) 0
1925  1415  1907 (168) 0
1926  1509  1899 (169) 0
1927  1541  1892 (169) 0
1928  1567  1885 (169) 0
1929  1583  1878 (169) 0
1930  1623  1870 (169) 0
1931  1721  1863 (169) 0
1932  1767  1856 (169) 1
1933  1765  1852 (170) 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