Samuel Tinsley
Samuel Tinsley (13 January 1847 – 26 February 1903) was an English chess player and writer.
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Tinsley was born in South Mimms, Middlesex to Sarah (née Dover) and William Tinsley. He was the seventh of ten children, and a younger sibling of publisher William Tinsley.[1] As a young adult, Tinsley moved to London and eventually worked with several of his brothers as a publisher.[2]
Chess career
Unlike most masters, Tinsley did not take up chess until late in life, beginning to play the game seriously well into his forties.[3] His most notable achievements include sharing seventh prize at Manchester, 1890 with Simon Alapin and Theodor von Scheve.[3] 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.[3]
Tinsley was the chess columnist for The Times,[4] and after he died his three sons took on that work.[1][4] In 1912 his son Edward (1869–1937) took sole charge.[4]
Family and death
Tinsley married Sophia Martha Willamant in 1867; however, she died only several years after the marriage. Tinsley remarried to Sarah Ann Luetchford in 1875.[5] Sarah had several children and the family resided in London. Tinsley died suddenly while attending a church service on 26 February 1903 (aged 56). He was buried on 4 March at Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, Lewisham.[6][7]
References
- Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 426, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- "Tinsley Obituary 1". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- Cheshire, Horace F. (1896), The Hastings Chess Tournament, 1895: ..., Chatto & Windus, pp. 343, 360–61
- Winter, Edward, "3799. Najdorf and Tinsley", Chess Notes
- "Samuel Tinsley - Hints". Ancestry. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- "Samuel Obituary 2". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- "Streatham Strolls to Canada". The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
Further reading
- British Chess Magazine, 1903, pp. 158–59
- British Chess Magazine, 1937, p. 503
- Edward Winter's "The Chess Tinsleys" (Chess Notes Feature Article)