Carmine Nigro

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Carmine Nigro (pronounced: Nigh-grow) was Bobby Fischer's first chess coach (starting at 1951) and president of the Brooklyn Chess Club. Nigro (rated 2028) hosted Fischer's first chess tournament at his home in 1952. After joining the club Fischer rarely missed the Friday meetings.

Later (1956) Nigro moved to Florida and became a professional golf instructor. He didn't give up teaching chess, though, and in 1996 he taught chess at the Meyer Jewish Academy. In 1999 Nigro moved to Peachtree City, Georgia to be close with his son Bill Nigro.