Wilhelm Steinitz was a Czech chess player who was the first official World Chess Champion from 1886 to 1894. He played 890 games from 1859 to 1899, with an overall record of +453 -191 =154 (66.4% winning percentage). Some of his most notable games included victories over Von Bardeleben in 1895 and Chigorin in 1892, as well as a loss to Zukertort in 1886. He held world championship matches against Zukertort, Chigorin, Gunsberg, and Chigorin again before losing his title to Emanuel Lasker in 1894.
Wilhelm Steinitz was a Czech chess player who was the first official World Chess Champion from 1886 to 1894. He played 890 games from 1859 to 1899, with an overall record of +453 -191 =154 (66.4% winning percentage). Some of his most notable games included victories over Von Bardeleben in 1895 and Chigorin in 1892, as well as a loss to Zukertort in 1886. He held world championship matches against Zukertort, Chigorin, Gunsberg, and Chigorin again before losing his title to Emanuel Lasker in 1894.
Wilhelm Steinitz was a Czech chess player who was the first official World Chess Champion from 1886 to 1894. He played 890 games from 1859 to 1899, with an overall record of +453 -191 =154 (66.4% winning percentage). Some of his most notable games included victories over Von Bardeleben in 1895 and Chigorin in 1892, as well as a loss to Zukertort in 1886. He held world championship matches against Zukertort, Chigorin, Gunsberg, and Chigorin again before losing his title to Emanuel Lasker in 1894.
(66.4%)* * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 92 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.
MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces: With the Black pieces: Vienna Opening (93) Ruy Lopez (124) C25 C29 C28 C27 C26 C62 C70 C60 C64 C65 French Defense (74) Evans Gambit (72) C00 C01 C11 C02 C13 C52 C51 King's Gambit Accepted (51) Giuoco Piano (33) C39 C37 C38 C33 C35 C50 C53 C54 French (46) King's Gambit Accepted (25) C00 C11 C13 C10 C12 C33 C39 C38 C34 C37 King's Gambit Declined (33) Scotch Game (21) C30 C31 C45 Evans Gambit (25) Three Knights (16) C51 C52 C46
NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895 1-0 Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 1-0 Dubois vs Steinitz, 1862 0-1 Steinitz vs Mongredien, 1863 1-0 Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886 0-1 Steinitz vs Mongredien, 1862 1-0 Steinitz vs Paulsen, 1870 1-0 Steinitz vs Bird, 1866 1-0 Steinitz vs Rock, 1863 1-0 M Hewitt vs Steinitz, 1866 0-1
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
Steinitz - Zukertort World Championship Match (1886) Steinitz - Chigorin World Championship Match (1889) Steinitz - Gunsberg World Championship Match (1890) Steinitz - Chigorin World Championship Rematch (1892) Lasker - Steinitz World Championship (1894) Lasker - Steinitz World Championship Rematch (1896)
NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
Steinitz - Zukertort (1872) Vienna (1873) Anderssen - Steinitz (1866) Steinitz - Blackburne (1876) Vienna (1882) Schiffers - Steinitz (1896) 2nd City Chess Club Tournament (1894) Baden-Baden (1870) London (1883) St. Petersburg 1895/96 (1895) Paris (1867) Vienna (1898) Hastings (1895) Nuremberg (1896) London (1899)
GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
Match Steinitz! by amadeus The Dark Side by lonchaney The t_t Players: Staunton, Steinitz & Zukertort by fredthebear World Champion - Steinitz (I.Linder/V.Linder) by Qindarka World championship games A-Z by kevin86 the rivals 1 by ughaibu Wilhelm Steinitz's Best Games by KingG 1870s - 1890s Classic Chess Principles Arise by fredthebear Match Chigorin! by amadeus Max Euwe - From Steinitz to Fischer, Part 1 by Chessdreamer Max Euwe - From Steinitz to Fischer, Part 1 by demirchess Vienna 1898 by suenteus po 147 Vienna 1898 by JoseTigranTalFischer Move by Move - Steinitz (Pritchett) by Qindarka
GAMES ANNOTATED BY STEINITZ: [what is this?]
Showalter vs Gossip, 1889 Chigorin vs Gunsberg, 1889 J McConnell vs Steinitz, 1886 Max Weiss vs N MacLeod, 1889 E Delmar vs Chigorin, 1889 >> 130 GAMES ANNOTATED BY STEINITZ