Samuels, Lester
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1924 |
405 |
2226 | (51) | 11 |
| 1925 |
313 |
2264 | (42) | 27 |
| 1926 |
327 |
2266 | (45) | 14 |
| 1927 |
251 |
2299 | (53) | 0 |
| 1928 |
200 |
2332 | (55) | 0 |
| 1929 |
152 |
2365 | (50) | 10 |
| 1930 |
127 |
2382 | (49) | 12 |
| 1931 |
146 |
2367 | (57) | 5 |
| 1932 |
197 |
2336 | (67) | 3 |
| 1933 |
276 |
2302 | (78) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Samuels, Lester W. |
| Born: |
| Died: |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 336 |
| Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 210, 347 |
| Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 231 |
| Periodicals |
| [BDE], vol. 85, no. 286, 15 Oct. 1925, page 25 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| New York 1924 (3) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
3.5 | / | 11 |
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| Philadelphia 1925 |
Manhattan - Philadelphia Decoration Day Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Sellers, R.C. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1925 (6) |
Hallgarten Tournament - Preliminary Section B |
4.5 | / | 7 |
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| New York 1925 (8) |
Hallgarten Tournament - Final |
7 | / | 12 |
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| New York 1925 (9) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
3.5 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1926 (6) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
5 | / | 14 |
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| New York 1929 (3) |
Manhattan Club - City College Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Grossman, N. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1929 (4) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
5.5 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1930 (5) |
Manhattan Club - Hungarian Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Weiss, J. (2) |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1930 (8) |
Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Reinfeld, F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1930 (9) |
Manhattan Club Championship |
6 | / | 10 |
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| New York 1931 (5) |
Manhattan Club - Stuyvesant Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Goodman, D. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1931 (7) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Bernstein, S.N. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1931 (8) |
Manhattan Club - Empire City Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Lessing, N. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1932 (7) |
Manhattan Club - Rice Progressive Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Gladstone, D.R. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1932 (11) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Hanauer, M.L. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1932 (13) |
Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Sharp, S.T. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1933 (12) |
Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match |
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Samuels, L.W. - Howard, K.S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025 |
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