Richard Hopkins

Chess Player

Birthday June 22, 1863

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Arkansas

DEATH DATE Jul 10, 1924 (61)

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Numerology: 1

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.

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