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Arnold Denker

1914 - 2005

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Arnold Sheldon Denker (February 21, 1914 – January 2, 2005) was an American chess player and author. He was U.S. champion in 1944 and 1946. In later years he served in various chess organizations, receiving recognition from the United States Chess Federation, including in 2004 the highest honor, "Dean of American Chess". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Arnold Denker is the 207th most popular chess player (down from 188th in 2024), the 10,023rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,552nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Arnold Denker ranks 207 out of 461. Before him are Fenny Heemskerk, Gyula Sax, Irina Levitina, Isaac Kashdan, Juan Corzo, and Gata Kamsky. After him are Alexei Shirov, Nana Ioseliani, Herman Steiner, Levente Lengyel, Alexandra Kosteniuk, and Ľubomír Ftáčnik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Arnold Denker ranks 371. Before him are Franz von Werra, Andreas Kupfer, Werner Meyer, Erich Herrmann, Ahmet Kireççi, and Larry Adler. After him are Estelle Reiner, Jale İnan, Heidi Kabel, Ted Moore, Billy Eckstine, and Rolf Holmberg. Among people deceased in 2005, Arnold Denker ranks 314. Before him are Percy Heath, Faimalaga Luka, Lucky Thompson, Ruth Hussey, Henry Proctor, and Derek Bailey. After him are Jean Parker, Kalevi Hämäläinen, Juan Pedevilla, Sheree North, Spencer Dryden, and Kazimierz Lipień.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arnold Denker ranks 10,021 out of 20,380. Before him are Steven R. Nagel (1946), and Joe Lovano (1952). After him are Estelle Reiner (1914), Maxfield Parrish (1870), George Caleb Bingham (1811), Archibald MacLeish (1892), Johnny Mandel (1925), Gilbert Strang (1934), Pamela Bellwood (1951), Guru (1961), Keegan-Michael Key (1971), and Eleanor Boardman (1898).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In United States

Among chess players born in United States, Arnold Denker ranks 13. Before him are Jackson Showalter (1860), Robert Byrne (1928), Israel Albert Horowitz (1907), William Lombardy (1937), Nick de Firmian (1957), and Isaac Kashdan (1905). After him are Fabiano Caruana (1992), Joshua Waitzkin (1976), Levy Rozman (1995), Hans Niemann (2003), Joel Benjamin (1964), and Alexandra Botez (1995).

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