Harold Meyer Phillips


Harold Meyer Phillips was an American chess player and chess life organizer.

Biography

Harold Meyer Phillips was a lawyer by profession. In 1903, he won Manhattan Chess Club Championship. In the first half of the 20th century Harold Meyer Phillips was one of the leading organizers of American chess life. He was the organizer and director of the great New York Tournament, President of the Manhattan Chess Club in the 1930s, President of the Marshall Chess Club, President of the Intercollegiate Chess League.
Harold Meyer Phillips played for United States in the Chess Olympiad:
He played in chess tournaments for over 70 years.