Samuel Tinsley (13 January 1847 – 26 February 1903) was an English chess player and writer.
Tinsley was born in South Mimms, Middlesex to Sarah (née Dover) and William Tinsley. He was the seventh of ten children, and a younger sibling of publisher William Tinsley.[1] As a young adult, Tinsley moved to London and eventually worked with several of his brothers as a publisher.[2]