Shelby Lyman

Shelbourne Richard Lyman (October 22, 1936 – August 11, 2019) was an American chess player and teacher known for hosting a live broadcast of the 1972 World Chess Championship for the PBS television station Channel 13 in New York. This broadcast became the highest-rated public television program ever at that time, far surpassing viewership expectations. He was also taught sociology at the City College of New York for three and a half years.[1] Shortly after the 1972 World Championship ended, he began writing a syndicated column about chess for Newsday; at its peak, this column was published in 82 newspapers around the world.[2] He later hosted a two-hour broadcast covering the World Chess Championship 1986. This segment was recorded at WNYE-TV in Brooklyn and aired on 120 public television stations.[3]

Shelby Lyman
Full nameShelbourne Richard Lyman
CountryUnited States
Born(1936-10-22)October 22, 1936
Brooklyn Jewish Hospital
Brooklyn, New York
DiedAugust 11, 2019(2019-08-11) (aged 82)
Johnson City, New York

Chess playing career

Lyman won the Boston Chess Championship as a teenager.[4] When he was twenty-seven, he won the Marshall Chess Club Championship in New York City.[1] At one point, he was the 18th-highest-ranked player in the United States.[3]

References
  1. McClain, Dylan Loeb (2019-08-20). "Shelby Lyman, 82, Dies; Unlikely Star of a Fischer-Spassky Broadcast". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  2. Dollar, Megan. "Shelby Lyman, chess master and columnist, dies". Newsday. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  3. Brower, Montgomery (1986-10-06). "Knightly Newsman Shelby Lyman Makes Chess a TV Spectator Sport". People. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  4. Nicholas, Peter (2002-10-02). "Chess commentator reminisces about his 15 minutes of fame". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
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