A Wing and a Prayer / La Chiesa delle Grazie

Historical marker location:

Millbrook, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Millbrook Hollow Lane, on the right when traveling east on Franklin Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2014

Millbrook, New York.

The first American chess tournament was held in New York City in 1843, and it was won by a 21-year-old named Paul Morphy.