Albert Pinkus

Career

In 1943 and 1944, he published an analysis of the Two Knights Defense in Chess Review. His main career was as an explorer of remote regions, from which he brought back zoological and botanical specimens. In both events he out-scored Isaac Kashdan.

Explorer

In 1932, he embarked on a series of ten expeditions to the jungles of British Guiana and Venezuela to collect zoological and botanical specimens.

Stockbroker

In 1939, he returned to New York to work on Wall Street as a stockbroker and resumed his chess career. He played in several radio matches: United States of America versus

Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (1945), New York versus Louisiana Plata (1947), United States of America versus

Yugoslavia (1950). Although he was never awarded an international title in chess, his peak playing strength places him at or close to the International Master class.

Achievements

• Pinkus won the Hallgarten Tournament in 1925, and the Junior Masters" Tournament in 1927. He tied for fourth/fifth at New York 1940 (United States Chess Championship, Samuel Reshevsky won), tied for third/fourth at Ventnor City 1941 (Jacob Levin won), tied for third at New York 1942 (United States championship, Reshevsky won), shared third at Ventnor City 1942 (Daniel Yanofsky won), took fifth place at New York 1944 (United States championship, Arnold Denker won), and tied for second/third at Ventnor City 1944 (Levin won). Pinkus won twice in the Manhattan Chess Club Championship (1941 and 1945) and shared second in 1955. He also won the New York State Chess Championship in 1947.