Background
Pillsbury, Harry N. was born on December 5, 1872 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of learning disabilities Pillsbury.
Pillsbury, Harry N. was born on December 5, 1872 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of learning disabilities Pillsbury.
Early evinced a taste for mathematics. Learned chess at 16 and soon developed genius in the game. Played Champion Steinitz in Boston, April 1892, and won 2 games out of 3, with odds of pawn and move in his favor.
Defeated all leading American experts.
Won world’s championship at Hastings International Chess Congress, England, September 1795. 1st American champion since Paul Morphy, in 1858, then played in leading tournaments in the United States and Europe.
Judge Albert J. Bush, Chicago, February 17, 1901.
Married M. East., daughter
