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In June 1994, the Intel World Chess Championship Quarterfinal Matches were organized by the Professional Chess Association (PCA) and held at the Trump Tower, 725 5th Ave, Manhattan. Donald Trump made the ceremonial first move at the 1994 world championship quarter finals event, held in Trump Tower. The players were Gata Kamsky, Vladimir Kramnik, Nigel Short, Boris Gulko, Michael Adams, Sergei Tiviakov, Viswanathan Anand, and Oleg Romanishin.

In 1994, Donald Trump met grandmaster Pal Benko at the World Championship Candidates matches at Trump Tower and asked Benko, "Don't you think I could also be a grandmaster if I put in one or two years of chess?" Benko replied, "You need to be born again. I have never known anyone who started with chess after the age of 20 and became a grandmaster." (source: Pal Benko, ChessBase Chess News, Jan 23, 2017)

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