New-York tribune., 1895-09-03
pILLsBt'RYs FINE RECORD.

Harry Nelson PIllsbury the chess champion and
chosen representative OF the Brooklyn Chess Club
nj the Worlds Tournament Jus, held at Hastings
Engand was born in Somerville. Mass. De-
cember s. 1872 After preparatory at the
grammar school, in which he showed the bent Of
his mind toward mathematics by being at the head
of his class for three years. he fitted for Harvard
College at the Somervie high school Thanksgv-
ing Day before he sixteen years old he cele
brated by learning the moves at chess, and
after was taken up by Addison Smith, well-known
member OF the Boston Chess club, living In Somer-
ville and taught to play
In 1889 Plsbury was compelled to postpone his
pan of entering Harvard and took c!erkship
with a Boston business house This was the year
OF the sixth American chess congress. and Buri.le
the representative OF Boston at that contest had
great following in the Deschapelles Chess and
Whist club which numbered among Its members
all the prominent chess players of New England
The most noted of these players gave young Pills
bury the odds of a knight till 1890 when he played
a match even against II. y. Stone. playing Evans
gamb,s against the Stone-Ware defence and beat
ing the veteran handy by score of to 2
In the fall of 1890 the Deschapelles d.sbanded. and
PIsbury Joined the Boston Chess club He devoted
himself to serious chess study good effect tnat
in the spring of 1892 he defeated In matcn by a
dent chess payer Of New England now also
ber OF the brooklyn Chess Club In the same season
ithout snccess to concede to Psbury the odds OF
pawn ana move Early in 1898 Walbrodt and schott-
lander were both dec.sivey beaten by IillsouTy;
who had In the mean time learned to play III dfold
chess up eight games simultaneously.
In June 1885 the FIR nklin CLUB team OF Philadel-
phia. which iatey beat the Manhattan club team.
played nine games with him, OF which Pillsbury won
Six lost one and drew two This team included sueh
players Emil Kemeny. All this time and since
then Pll.sbury dligent student OF the game
OF draushts. we'll as Of chess. and he probably
has few superiors n checker player. Ills aolilty
In this game constantly put TO the test IN ms
personal conductorship of an automdton piaHer.
which has taken mucn OF his dime the last TWO
years In the fall OF 1893 he took part In tne I'M
promptu tournament and In the winter OF 1898 ne
took the first prize In the tournament or the Guy
Chess club, Hodges Showalter and Albn nrishing
behind him. 80 ,, -,
since then he has been chiefly Identified with the
Brooklyn Chess club as It's crack player ana nuch
OF the glory OF the cub Is the result or MS earnest
efforts In its behalf In person Mr. Pllisoury Is OF
medium height with an intellectual head ana ciean-
cut classic features; He has kindly al!housn ex-
ceedngly rssolute disposition and an incsve speech
al once courteous and fearless. He Is a profound
student OF chess. Probably no one In the United
States with the exception OF Steinltz knows the
openings as we'll az he does and the principles on
which they are based His style Is palnstakng and
solid and he may always be depended 10
lose his game for the sake OF display Of false brill
lance that ends In defeat. His position Judgment IL
unsurpassed and his analysis StenitS places above
hA own