by National Life Master Loal Davis Wilhelm Steinitz Wilhelm (later William) Steinitz (May 17, 1836 – August 12, 1900) was an Austrian and later American chess master, and the first undisputed World Chess Champion, from 1886 to 1894. He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician.… Continue reading
Steinitz – Chigorin World Championship Rematch On this date 126 years ago .. The fourth World Chess Championship was held in Havana between January 1 and February 28, 1892 The match was to last twenty games; the first player to score 10½ points or win ten games would be the… Continue reading
Rd2.1 Blackburne-Steinitz 1-0 [Event “Vienna”] [Site “Vienna AUT”] [Date “1873.07.24”] [EventDate “1873.07.21”] [Round “2.1”] [Result “1-0”] [White “Joseph Henry Blackburne”] [Black “Wilhelm Steinitz”] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd4 Nd4 6. Qd4 Nc6 7. Qd5 Be7 8. Nc3 Bf6 9. Bd2 O-O… Continue reading
Wilhelm Steinitz Steinitz was the first chessplayer to be called world champion, a title he claimed after his 1865 match with Anderson. He is the so-called father of the modern school of chess; before him, the King was considered a weak piece, and players set out to… Continue reading
PGN Chess Game: Steinitz, William vs. Reiner, Vienna, 1860.??.??, Round ? Play in our Free Editor Continue reading
PGN Chess Game: Hamppe, Carl vs. Steinitz, William, Vienna, 1860.??.??, Round ? Play in our Free Editor Continue reading
Play through this Famous Chess Game : Steinitz, William vs. Mongredien, Augustus, London mt, London, 1862.??.??, Round ?, 1-0 in our Free Portable Game Notation(PGN) Editor Continue reading
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Play through this Famous Chess Game : Steinitz, William vs. Lenhof, Vienna, Vienna, 1859.??.??, Round ?, 1-0 in our Free Portable Game Notation(PGN) Editor Continue reading
