About
One of the first recognized chess prodigies in the world, who is perhaps best known for innovating the Hopkins Gambit.
Before fame
His father, a Baptist minister, used his son to hustle grown men in chess competitions.
Trivia
It is rumored that he learned to play on a chess board that formerly belonged to George Washington.
Family life
His father was a minister and his mother a shopkeeper.
Associated with
He was a Rough Rider under the command of Theodore Roosevelt.
