Frank Street Jr.

Frank Street Jr. (born 1943) was an African-American chess player who won the U.S. Amateur Championship in 1965. He was a member of the Takoma Park Chess Club, a club featuring notable members such as Larry Kaufman and Larry Guilden. In the 1960s, Street Jr was seen as a pioneer for black chess players in the Washington DC area, along with National Masters Walter Harris and Ken Clayton.

Frank Street Jr.
Country	United States
Born	1943 (age 80–81) Washington, D.C.
Title	National Master
FIDE rating	2245 (January 1982)
Peak rating	2265 (January 1979)

Street became a USCF Master in 1965. He initially received recognition by winning the U.S. Amateur Championship in 1965, and for many years thereafter held the highest rating among African-American players. He also defeated Ken Clayton and won the club championship at the Washington Chess Divan, a premier chess club. Street was the second African American chess player to earn the National Master title after Harris. His picture was on the cover of the July 1965 issue of Chess Life magazine.

External links

• Frank Street rating card at FIDE
• Frank Street FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
• The Rising of the Black Star 2007.
• Black Chess Masters 2007.
• Chess Life Magazine.
• National Master Frank Street Jr.
• A Legendary Chess Zen Master.
• The Chess Drum A sketch of the legendary Frank Street.