Spero, Irving




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1922  584  2165 (62) 11
1923  578  2178 (58) 0
1924  543  2192 (49) 15
1925  503  2208 (48) 13
1926  548  2202 (49) 15
1927  670  2174 (59) 0
1928  811  2146 (64) 0
1929  953  2118 (66) 0
1930  1087  2089 (64) 8
1931  1153  2090 (71) 0
1932  1176  2091 (74) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Spero, Irving Hersh  
Born: 15 June 1892
Died: 17 Aug. 1955
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 338
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 401
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 209
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 256

Tournament data

Louisville 1922     23rd Western Chess Association Tournament     5  /  11
Detroit 1924     25th Western Chess Association Tournament     6  /  15
Cedar Point 1925     26th Western Chess Association Tournament     8.5  /  13
Chicago 1926 (1)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Championship Preliminary A     7  /  10
Chicago 1926 (4)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Championship Final     2.5  /  6
San Francisco, California 1930     California Championship     2  /  8
Pasadena 1932 (3)     Pasadena Congress - Minor Tournament     7  /  10

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025