The first American-born player to be awarded the GM title by FIDE was
Reuben Fine (1914-1993), who received the title in 1950.
Other Americans who received the title in the early years:

1954: Isaac Kashdan (1905-1985), IM title in 1950.
1957: Arthur Bisguier (1929- ), IM in 1950, and Larry Evans (1932- ), IM in
1952.
1958: Robert Fischer (1943- ), IM in 1957.
1960: William Lombardy (1937- ), IM in 1957.
1964: Robert Byrne (1928- ), IM in 1952

All except Fischer were born in New York City.

Other American-born players awarded IM titles:

1950: Israel Albert Horowitz (1907-1973)
1954: Arthur Dake (1910-2000)
1958: James Sherwin (1933- )
1961: Raymond Weinstein (1941- )
1962: Donald Byrne (1930-1976)
1965: Norman T. Whitaker (1890-1975)
1968: William Addison (1933- )

George Mirijanian

(Miriling) wrote in message ...
The first American-born player to be awarded the GM title by FIDE was
Reuben Fine (1914-1993), who received the title in 1950.
Other Americans who received the title in the early years:

1954: Isaac Kashdan (1905-1985), IM title in 1950.
1957: Arthur Bisguier (1929- ), IM in 1950, and Larry Evans (1932- ), IM in
1952.
1958: Robert Fischer (1943- ), IM in 1957.
1960: William Lombardy (1937- ), IM in 1957.
1964: Robert Byrne (1928- ), IM in 1952

All except Fischer were born in New York City.

Other American-born players awarded IM titles:

1950: Israel Albert Horowitz (1907-1973)
1954: Arthur Dake (1910-2000)
1958: James Sherwin (1933- )
1961: Raymond Weinstein (1941- )
1962: Donald Byrne (1930-1976)
1965: Norman T. Whitaker (1890-1975)
1968: William Addison (1933- )

George Mirijanian

A number of years ago I read that Lobron (Germany) traveled on a U.S.
passport. Does anyone know his nationality, parentage, or birth?

David Ames

George I added a few others to your native born GM list:-

"Miriling" wrote in message
...
The first American-born player to be awarded the GM title by FIDE was
Reuben Fine (1914-1993), who received the title in 1950.
Other Americans who received the title in the early years:

1954: Isaac Kashdan (1905-1985), IM title in 1950.
1957: Arthur Bisguier (1929- ), IM in 1950, and Larry Evans (1932- ), IM
in
1952.
1958: Robert Fischer (1943- ), IM in 1957.
1960: William Lombardy (1937- ), IM in 1957.
1964: Robert Byrne (1928- ), IM in 1952

Andrew Soltis (b.1947 in Hazleton, PA)
Larry Christiansen (b.1956, Riverside, CA)
Nick de Firmian (b.1957, Fresno, CA)
John Fedorowicz, (b.1958, New York, NY)
Michael Rohde, (b.1959, New York, NY)
Joel Benjamin (b.1964, New York, NY)
Patrick Wolff (b.1968, New York, NY)

Cordially, Phil Innes

Subject: Early American-born GMs

On 29 April 2004 (David Ames) wrote in
Message-id:


A number of years ago I read that Lobron (Germany) traveled on a U.S.
passport. Does anyone know his nationality, parentage, or birth?

David Ames


Eric Lobron, a GM of German nationality, was born on 7 May 1960 in
Philadelphia. He was West German champion in 1980 and 1984. He also played on
West Germany's Olympiad teams of 1980, 1982 and 1984.

George Mirijanian

I added a few others to your native born GM list:-

Was Ken Rogoff a GM?