By
Dewain Barber
I have created a Denker GMs Hall of Fame with the help of the United States Chess Federation who did some research on the Denker participants who have achieved the GM title. Thanks to Walter Brown and the busy staff at USCF we have a list of eight Denker players who have gone on to become Grandmasters. This list appears in Alpha order with the state affiliate and year/years of Denker participation:
GM Vinay Bhat (CA-N) 1998-99
GM Benjamin Finegold (MI) 1985-86
GM Alex Fishbein (WY) 1985
GM Josh Friedel (NH) 2002
GM Ilya Gerevich (MA) 1986, 1988
GM Jesse Kraai (NM) 1988-1990
GM Eugene Perelshteyn (MA) 1995
GM Tal Shaked (AZ) 1993
Additional players who have earned titles include 72 FMs, 14 IMs, 1 WCM, 3 WFMs, 1 CM.
