Factor, Samuel




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1916  240  2272 (67) 10
1917  181  2298 (63) 0
1918  131  2325 (55) 10
1919  83  2370 (49) 8
1920  63  2396 (45) 8
1921  61  2414 (42) 22
1922  51  2431 (45) 11
1923  60  2426 (45) 11
1924  65  2420 (43) 16
1925  64  2414 (44) 13
1926  88  2395 (42) 13
1927  130  2361 (42) 9
1928  129  2371 (37) 26
1929  173  2353 (41) 18
1930  130  2380 (43) 15
1931  139  2375 (43) 8
1932  180  2349 (38) 29
1933  176  2351 (42) 13
1934  167  2356 (44) 8
1935  133  2377 (42) 19
1936  100  2399 (43) 26
1937  111  2392 (58) 0
1938  124  2385 (66) 0
1939  125  2378 (72) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Factor, Samuel Daniel  
   Also known as: S. Faktor
Born: 22 Sep. 1892
Died: 11 Jan. 1949
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 304
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 322
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 381
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 353
   Donaldson and Minev, Life and Games of Rubinstein, Vol. 1, page 308
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 113
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 167
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 352
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 71
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 349
Periodicals
   [DSZ], vol. 73, no. 4, Apr. 1918, page 95
Web
   Painter, Debbie Gincig.  [Notes for Samuel Daniel Factor]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Hirszbajn, M. - Factor, S.D. 1916         (f)     6   -   4
Regedzinski, T. - Factor, S.D. 1918         (f)     8   -   2
Factor, S.D. - van Gelder, G.J. 1919         (f)     4   -   2
Reti, R. - Factor, S.D. 1919         (f)     1   -   1
Factor, S.D. - Olland, A.G. 1920         (f)     3.5   -   1.5
Reshevsky, S.H. - Factor, S.D. 1927         (f)     1   -   0

Tournament data

Rotterdam 1920     Rotterdam Tournament     1.5  /  3
Atlantic City 1921 (1)     8th American Chess Congress - Open Masters Tournament     6  /  11
Cleveland 1921     22nd Western Chess Association Tournament     9  /  11
Louisville 1922     23rd Western Chess Association Tournament     9.5  /  11
San Francisco, California 1923     24th Western Chess Association Tournament     8  /  11
Detroit 1924     25th Western Chess Association Tournament     11.5  /  16
Cedar Point 1925     26th Western Chess Association Tournament     11  /  13
Chicago 1926 (3)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament     6.5  /  12
London, England and Chicago 1926     London - Chicago Telegraphic Match    
  Factor, S.D. - Sergeant, E.G.     0.5 - 0.5    
Kalamazoo 1927 (1)     1st National Chess Federation Congress     3  /  8
Chicago 1928     Chicago City Championship     6.5  /  8
The Hague 1928 (2)     2nd Olympiad     6.5  /  11
Bradley Beach 1928     Bradley Beach Tournament     3.5  /  7
Chicago 1929     Chicago Championship     6.5  /  9
Saint Louis 1929     30th Western Chess Association Tournament     6  /  10
Chicago 1930 (1)     31st Western Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  8
Chicago 1930 (2)     Chicago City Championship     6.5  /  7
Tulsa 1931     32nd Western Chess Association Tournament     7  /  9
Chicago 1932     Chicago Championship     5  /  7
Minneapolis 1932     33rd Western Chess Association Championship     4.5  /  11
Pasadena 1932 (1)     Pasadena Congress - International Tournament     5  /  11
Detroit 1933     34th Western Chess Association Championship     7.5  /  13
Chicago 1934 (9)     Chicago Championship     5.5  /  8
Milwaukee 1935 (1)     36th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary A     6.5  /  9
Milwaukee 1935 (4)     36th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship     5.5  /  10
New York 1936 (8)     U.S. Championship - Preliminary A     10  /  11
New York 1936 (12)     U.S. Championship - Final     6.5  /  15
Chicago 1939     Chicago Championship     9  /  10

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025