Samuels, Lester




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1924  411  2224 (51) 11
1925  328  2260 (42) 27
1926  339  2258 (45) 14
1927  288  2287 (53) 0
1928  231  2316 (54) 0
1929  183  2345 (49) 11
1930  145  2368 (49) 12
1931  165  2355 (57) 5
1932  217  2326 (67) 3
1933  308  2292 (78) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Samuels, Lester W.  
Born:
Died:
 
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
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Samuels, L.W. - Steiner, H. 1931         (f)     2   -   0

Tournament data

New York 1924 (3)     Manhattan Club Championship     3.5  /  11
Philadelphia 1925     Manhattan - Philadelphia Decoration Day Match    
  Samuels, L.W. - Sellers, R.C.     1 - 0    
New York 1925 (6)     Hallgarten Tournament - Preliminary Section B     4.5  /  7
New York 1925 (8)     Hallgarten Tournament - Final     7  /  12
New York 1925 (9)     Manhattan Club Championship     3.5  /  9
New York 1926 (6)     Manhattan Club Championship     5  /  14
New York 1929 (3)     Manhattan Club - City College Club Match    
  Samuels, L.W. - Grossman, N.     1 - 0    
New York 1929 (4)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Samuels, L.W. - Hanauer, M.L.     0 - 1    
New York 1929 (5)     Manhattan Club Championship     5.5  /  9
New York 1930 (5)     Manhattan Club - Hungarian Club Match    
  Samuels, L.W. - Weiss, J. (2)     1 - 0    
New York 1930 (8)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Samuels, L.W. - Reinfeld, F.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1930 (9)     Manhattan Club Championship     6  /  10
New York 1931 (5)     Manhattan Club - Stuyvesant Club Match    
  Samuels, L.W. - Goodman, D.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1931 (7)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Samuels, L.W. - Bernstein, S.N.     0 - 1    
New York 1931 (8)     Manhattan Club - Empire City Club Match    
  Samuels, L.W. - Lessing, N.     1 - 0    
New York 1932 (7)     Manhattan Club - Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Samuels, L.W. - Gladstone, D.R.     1 - 0    
New York 1932 (11)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Samuels, L.W. - Hanauer, M.L.     1 - 0    
New York 1932 (13)     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Samuels, L.W. - Sharp, S.T.     0 - 1    
New York 1933 (13)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Samuels, L.W. - Howard, K.S.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025