Morris Abraham Schapiro was an American investment banker and chess

Chess

Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...

 master.

He was born in Lithuania in 1903 and came to the United States in 1907. He entered Columbia University on a Pulitzer Scholarship and led the university chess team to four national championships. He received an advanced degree from the university in engineering in 1925, and then was a major benefactor of Columbia University.

In New York, he took 3rd, behind Dawid Janowski

Dawid Janowski

Dawid Markelowicz Janowski was a leading Polish chess master and subsequent French citizen....

 and Roy Turnbull Black

Roy Turnbull Black

Roy Turnbull Black was an American chess player. Black was a judge by profession. Although his record against Capablanca was one win, one draw and three losses, he beat Capablanca with black pieces in New York in 1911:...

, in 1920, twice won Manhattan CC championship in 1921 and 1922, and took 9th in 1923 (Oscar Chajes

Oscar Chajes

Oscar Chajes was an Austrian, then American chess player.-Biography:Chajes was Jewish and was born in Brody, Galicia, in what is now Ukraine. In 1909, he won in Excelsior, Minnesota . In 1910, he took 2nd in Chicago. In January/February 1911, he tied for 3rd-4th in New York...

 won). Schapiro won a match against Chajes (7.5 : 5.5) in 1923. He took 5th at Lake Hopatcong 1923 (American Chess Congress

American Chess Congress

The American Chess Congress was a series of chess tournaments held in the United States, a predecessor to the current U.S. Chess Championship. It had nine editions, the first played in 1857 and the last in 1923.-First American Chess Congress :...

, Frank James Marshall won),
tied for 4-5th at New York 1924 (José Raúl Capablanca

José Raúl Capablanca

José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. One of the greatest players of all time, he was renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play...

 won), and took 2nd, behind Abraham Kupchik

Abraham Kupchik

Abraham Kupchik was an American chess master.Abraham Kupchik was born into a Jewish family in Brest . His family emigrated to the USA in 1903....

, at New York 1924.