Harry Nelson Pillsbury

Harry Nelson Pillsbury
CountryUnited States
Born(1872-12-05)December 5, 1872
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
DiedJune 17, 1906(1906-06-17) (aged 33)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Harry Nelson Pillsbury (December 5, 1872 – June 17, 1906) was a leading American chess player. At the age of 22, he won the Hastings 1895 chess tournament, one of the strongest tournaments of the time, but his illness and early death prevented him from challenging for the World Chess Championship.