This week, to emphasize for beginners the longevity of chess, we take a look at the famous Hastings tournament, hosted by a club in England in 1895.
Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1873 – 1909) was an American chess player who won Hastings 1895, the strongest tournament of its time. After 125 years, Hastings 1895 is still being talked about and it was in a time when everything was manual.
The new world champion at the time Emanuel Lasker and the ex-world champ Wilhelm Steinitz were there. Siegbert Tarrasch from Germany was there, and the dreaded Joseph Blackburne represented England. Mikhail Tchigorin travelled from Russia, David Janowski from France, and William Henry Krause Pollock from Canada. They were all leading players within their respective countries. There were 22 participants at Hastings.
