Spero, Irving




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1922  581  2162 (62) 11
1923  570  2176 (58) 0
1924  541  2190 (49) 15
1925  497  2206 (48) 13
1926  544  2200 (49) 15
1927  656  2172 (59) 0
1928  796  2145 (64) 0
1929  935  2117 (66) 0
1930  1074  2089 (64) 8
1931  1143  2090 (71) 0
1932  1165  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