Samuel Tinsley

Samuel Tinsley (13 January 1847 – 26 February 1903) was an English chess player and writer born in South Mimms, Hertfordshire.^[1]

Unlike most masters, he did not take up chess until late in life, beginning to play the game seriously well into his forties.^[2] His most notable achievements include sharing seventh prize at Manchester, 1890 with Simon Alapin and Theodor von Scheve.^[2] He played in the celebrated Hastings 1895 tournament, one of the strongest tournaments held up until that date, but finished 20th–21st out of 22 players.^[2]

Tinsley was the chess columnist for The Times,^[3] and after he died in London in 1903^[1] his three sons took on that work.^[3] In 1912 his son Edward (1869–1937) took sole charge.^[3]

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 426, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cheshire, Horace F. (1896), The Hastings Chess Tournament, 1895: ..., Chatto & Windus, pp. 343, 360–61 
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Winter, Edward, "3799. Najdorf and Tinsley", Chess Notes 

Further reading

• British Chess Magazine, 1903, pp. 158–59
• British Chess Magazine, 1937, p. 503