Denker, Arnold




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1931  184  2355 (64) 3
1932  161  2367 (52) 3
1933  117  2394 (36) 43
1934  103  2402 (30) 63
1935  104  2404 (40) 2
1936  94  2412 (32) 57
1937  97  2410 (39) 13
1938  94  2416 (40) 18
1939  75  2426 (40) 12
1940  54  2450 (37) 32
1941  57  2448 (40) 19
1942  39  2456 (40) 25
1943  28  2477 (46) 0
1944  21  2497 (40) 29
1945  34  2472 (38) 15
1946  45  2456 (28) 88
1947  78  2420 (41) 9
1948  108  2375 (46) 17

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Denker, Arnold Sheldon  
Born: 21 Feb. 1914
Died: 2 Jan. 2005
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 380
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 351
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 338
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 456
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 89
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 349
Web
   [Arnold Denker]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Denker, A.S. - Fine, R. 1934         (f)     5   -   4
Denker, A.S. - Steiner, H. 1946         (f)     6   -   4

Tournament data

New York 1931 (3)     Marshall Club - Empire City Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Marshall, F.J.     0 - 1    
New York 1931 (6)     Empire City Club - Philidor Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Kline, H.P.     1 - 0    
New York 1931 (9)     Empire City Club - Stuyvesant Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Liebenstein, H.     1 - 0    
New York 1932 (1)     Marshall Club - Gramercy Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Fine, R.     0 - 1    
New York 1932 (9)     Gramercy Club - Scandinavians Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Enequist, L.N.     0 - 1    
New York 1932 (13)     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Drasin, S.     1 - 0    
New York 1933 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     4.5  /  10
New York 1933 (4)     Manhattan Club - Queens Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Michaels, B.H.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1933     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Ruth, W.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1933 (14)     U.S. Olympiad Team Trial Tournament     6  /  10
Syracuse 1933 (1)     55th New York State Chess Association Tournament     8.5  /  11
New York 1933 (16)     Bronx County Championship     9  /  11
Chicago 1934 (1)     35th Western Chess Association Championship - Preliminary Rounds    
  Denker, A.S. - Rundell, F.J.     1 - 0    
  Denker, A.S. - Waggoner, W.     1 - 0    
Chicago 1934 (2)     35th Western Chess Association Championship - Preliminary A     5  /  7
Chicago 1934 (6)     35th Western Chess Association Championship - Final     5.5  /  9
Syracuse 1934 (1)     Syracuse International Tournament     5  /  14
New York 1934 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     5  /  13
New York 1934 (4)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Simonson, A.C.     0 - 1    
New York 1934 (5)     Manhattan Club Championship     7  /  8
New York 1935 (1)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Howard, K.S.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1935     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Leary, J.J.     1 - 0    
New York 1936 (4)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Hanauer, M.L.     1 - 0    
New York 1936 (5)     Manhattan Club - Progressive Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Jaffe, C.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1936 (6)     Manhattan Club - International Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Balint, J.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1936 (9)     U.S. Championship - Preliminary B     8  /  10
New York 1936 (12)     U.S. Championship - Final     6  /  15
Philadelphia 1936 (1)     37th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary 1     9  /  11
Philadelphia 1936 (5)     37th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship     7.5  /  11
New York 1936 (13)     Manhattan Club Championship     2  /  7
New York 1937 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     6.5  /  11
New York 1937 (2)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Bruzza, S.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1937 (3)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Ruth, W.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1938 (2)     Manhattann Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Hanauer, M.L.     1 - 0    
New York 1938 (8)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Santasiere, A.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Cazenovia 1938     New York State Chess Association Championship     7.5  /  9
New York 1938 (9)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  7
New York 1939 (1)     Manhattan Club - Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Jaffe, C.     0 - 1    
New York 1939 (3)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Marshall, F.J.     0 - 1    
Hamilton, New York 1939     61st New York State Chess Association Championship     7  /  9
New York 1939 (12)     Manhattan Club - Westside YMCA Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Almgren, S.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1940 (4)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Hanauer, M.L.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1940 (8)     3rd U.S.A. Championship - Final     9.5  /  16
New York 1940 (9)     Manhattan Club Championship     12.5  /  15
New York 1941 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     5.5  /  8
New York 1941 (4)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Marshall, F.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Hamilton, New York 1941 (1)     63rd New York State Chess Association Championship - Masters     7  /  10
New York 1942 (3)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Fine, R.     0 - 1    
New York 1942 (4)     4th USA Chammpionship - Final     9.5  /  14
New York 1942 (5)     Manhattan Club Championship     7  /  10
New York 1944 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     8  /  9
  Denker, A.S. - Willman, R.     2 - 0    
New York 1944 (2)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Santasiere, A.E.     0 - 1    
New York 1944 (3)     U.S.A. Championship - Final     15.5  /  17
New York 1945 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     8.5  /  12
New York 1945 (2)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Mott-Smith, K.O.     1 - 0    
Moscow and New York 1945     USSR - USA Radio Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Botvinnik, M.M.     0 - 2    
Hastings 1946 (1)     21st Hastings Christmas Congress - Premier Tournament     7  /  11
London, England 1946 (2)     London International Tournament - Section B     7  /  11
New York 1946 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     12  /  16
New York 1946 (2)     Manhattan Club - Brooklyn Club Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Chernev, I.     1 - 0    
Groningen 1946     Groningen International Tournament     9.5  /  19
Moscow 1946 (3)     U.S.S.R. - U.S.A. Match    
  Denker, A.S. - Smyslov, Va.V.     0 - 2    
New York 1946 (5)     6th U.S.A. Championship     12  /  18
La Plata and New York 1947     La Plata - New York Radiomatch    
  Denker, A.S. - Bolbochan, Ju.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1947     Manhattan Club Championship     6  /  8
Mar del Plata 1948     Mar del Plata Tournament     6  /  17

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026