Spero, Irving




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1922  557  2164 (62) 11
1923  553  2178 (58) 0
1924  526  2191 (49) 15
1925  476  2208 (48) 13
1926  521  2203 (49) 15
1927  633  2175 (59) 0
1928  755  2147 (64) 0
1929  891  2120 (66) 0
1930  1024  2092 (64) 8
1931  1097  2093 (71) 0
1932  1103  2093 (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 1930     California Championship     2  /  8
Pasadena 1932 (3)     Pasadena Congress - Minor Tournament     7  /  10

Player information updated: 12 Apr. 2025