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1896–97 →. The fifth World Chess Championship was held in New York City (games 1–8), Philadelphia (games 9–11), and Montreal (games 12–19), and was contested from 15 March to 26 May 1894. Holder William Steinitz lost his title to challenger Emanuel Lasker, who was 32 years his junior.
Coordinates: 40.7341°N 73.9967°W. The entrance to the Marshall Chess Club at 23 West Tenth Street, Manhattan. The Marshall Chess Club, in Greenwich Village, New York City, is one of the oldest chess clubs in the United States. The club was formed in 1915 by a group of players led by Frank Marshall. It is a nonprofit organization and a gold ...
Herman and Selma Steiner, 1933. Herman Steiner (April 15, 1905 – November 25, 1955) was an American chess player, organizer, and columnist. He won the U.S. Chess Championship in 1948 and became International Master in 1950. Even more important than his playing career were his efforts promoting chess in the U.S., particularly on the West Coast .
The club organized the New York international tournaments of 1924 (won by Emanuel Lasker) and 1927 (won by José Capablanca), frequently hosted rounds of the U.S. Chess Championship starting in the 1930s, and was the site of two World Championship matches in 1886 and 1891.
The Charles Scribner's Sons Building is at 597 Fifth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, [1] on the eastern side of the avenue between 49th Street to the north and 48th Street to the south. The land lot covers 5,341 square feet (496.2 m 2) with a frontage of 53.41 feet (16.28 m) on Fifth Avenue and a depth of 100 feet ...
262 Fifth Avenue. / 40.74528°N 73.987083°W / 40.74528; -73.987083. 262 Fifth Avenue is a residential skyscraper under construction in Manhattan, New York City. Five Points Development is developing the building, which is being designed by architectural firm Meganom. SLCE Architects is the executive architect.
February 25, 1943 (age 81) New York City, New York, U.S. Title. FIDE Master (1981) Peak rating. 2365 (January 1982) Asa Hoffmann (born February 25, 1943) is a FIDE Master in chess, chess teacher and author from the United States of America. He is known as "the sparring partner of champions". [1] His peak regular USCF rating is 2471, his peak ...
Racquet and Tennis Club. 370 Park Ave., New York City, U.S. / 40.75861°N 73.97361°W / 40.75861; -73.97361. The Racquet and Tennis Club, familiarly known as the R&T, is a private social and athletic club at 370 Park Avenue, between East 52nd and 53rd Streets in Midtown Manhattan, New York City .