Morris Abraham Schapiro (1903 – 1996) was an American investment banker and chess 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.[1]
In New York, he took 3rd, behind Dawid Janowski and Roy Turnbull Black, in 1920, twice won Manhattan CC championship in 1921 and 1922,[2] and took 9th in 1923 (Oscar Chajes won). Schapiro won a match against Chajes (7.5 : 5.5) in 1923.[3] He took 5th at Lake Hopatcong 1923 (American Chess Congress, Frank James Marshall won),[4] tied for 4-5th at New York 1924 (José Raúl Capablanca won), and took 2nd, behind Abraham Kupchik, at New York 1924.[5]