Walter Penn Shipley (June 20, 1860 – February 17, 1942) was an American

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, chess player and chess organizer.

Biography

Shipley graduated from

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, and from the law school at the

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. He lived and practiced law in

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. He was a key

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organizer and promoter at the club, local, state and national levels for much of his life. Shipley was champion of many American tournaments as a player in the late 19th century. He was also a

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enthusiast. He was a mainstay at the Franklin Mercantile Chess Club in Philadelphia, the nation's second-oldest chess club, and represented the club in many matches.Walter Penn Shipley's results at chessmetrics.com
/ref> Shipley became a partner in his own law firm by his late 20s, and practiced law until his retirement in 1927. He died at Philadelphia in 1942, age 81. Shipley was a lifelong

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. His professional, personal and chess papers are held by the

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library. Shipley is the subject of a thorough 2003 biography by John Hilbert, which includes a large selection of his chess games.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shipley, Walter Penn American chess players Haverford College alumni Lawyers from Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni 1860 births 1942 deaths 19th-century American lawyers 20th-century American lawyers 19th-century Quakers 20th-century Quakers American Quakers

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