William Moralis DeVisser, born New Orleans, LA USA; died Brentwood, NY, USA.
He was a charter member of the Manhattan Chess Club, a contestant in the minor tournament of the Fifth American Chess Congress, and played in several of the handicap tournaments of the Manhattan Chess Club, in one of which he won first prize. In 1889, in the midsummer meeting of the New York State Association, he tied for first prize with Henry H Schieffelin. He won first prize in the continuous tournament of the Brooklyn Chess Club in 1891.(1) He was also a noted problem composer and president of the Metropolitan Chess League.(1)(2)(3) In 1899, he won the New York State Chess Championship.
Sources
(1) Brooklyn Daily Standard-Union, 1892.04.16, p8
(2) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Four O'Clock Edition, 1923.12.05, p2
(3) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Afternoon Edition, 1923.12.05, Section 1, p3
Reference
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