Later Life
In 1981 FIDE made Denker an honorary Grandmaster. In later years, he was an important chess organizer, serving on the boards of the American Chess Foundation, the United States Chess Federation (USCF), and the U.S. Chess Trust – the driving force behind the prestigious Denker Tournament of High School Champions (named in his honor). He also served as a FIDE official. Denker also continued to play chess, though at well below his earlier strength. (His last FIDE rating was 2293.) He wrote many chess articles and in 1995 the book: The Bobby Fischer I Knew and Other Stories (co-authored by Larry Parr; Hypermodern Press).
In 1992 Denker was inducted into the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame. He received America’s highest chess honor on June 11, 2004 when he became only the third person to be proclaimed "Dean of American Chess" by the USCF.
A graduate of New York University, he married the former Nina Simmons in 1936, a marriage lasting 57 years until her death in 1993. They had three children: Richard, Mitchell and Randie.
Denker died of brain cancer on January 2, 2005 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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