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Austrian-American chess player (1836–1900)
William Steinitz (born Wilhelm Steinitz; May 14, 1836 – August 12, 1900) was a Bohemian-Austrian, and later American, chess player. From 1886 to 1894
Wilhelm_Steinitz
Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort seen as plausible claimants, the two played a match for the first World Championship in 1886. While Steinitz would
List of World Chess Championships
List_of_World_Chess_Championships
German chess player (1818–1879)
of 1851 and 1862, but lost matches to Paul Morphy in 1858, and to Wilhelm Steinitz in 1866. Accordingly, he is generally regarded as having been the world's
Adolf_Anderssen
Competition to determine the World Chess Champion
as a world championship was the 1886 match between Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort. Steinitz won, making him the first world champion. From 1886
World_Chess_Championship
First official World Chess Championship match
was the first official World Chess Championship match contested by Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort. The match took place in the United States from
World_Chess_Championship_1886
Chess match between Wilheilm Steinitz and Isidor Gunsberg
City from 9 December 1890 to 22 January 1891. Holder Wilhelm Steinitz (known as William Steinitz since his naturalisation as an American citizen) narrowly
World Chess Championship 1890–1891
World_Chess_Championship_1890–1891
Surname list
Steinitz is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Clara Steinitz (1852–1931), German writer Wilhelm Steinitz (1836–1900), Czech-Austrian
Steinitz_(surname)
Chess openings
name Steinitz Variation (or similar) is applied to several chess openings introduced and practiced, or adopted and advocated by Wilhelm Steinitz, the
Steinitz_Variation
German chess player (1868–1941)
Rebuffed by Tarrasch, Lasker challenged the reigning World Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, to a match for the title. Initially Lasker wanted to play for US$5
Emanuel_Lasker
Comparison of the best chess players throughout the years
a Markovian interpretation of a chess game. Starting with those of Wilhelm Steinitz, all 26,000 games played since then by chess world champions have been
Comparison of top chess players throughout history
Comparison_of_top_chess_players_throughout_history
Wilhelm Steinitz, Emanuel Lasker, Mikhail Botvinnik, Mikhail Tal, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. The Modern School of Chess espoused by Steinitz and
List_of_Jewish_chess_players
the World Chess Championship, contested between Emanuel Lasker and Wilhelm Steinitz. It was played in Moscow between November 6, 1896, and January 14,
World Chess Championship 1896–1897
World_Chess_Championship_1896–1897
British chess player (1841–1924)
world's first chess round-robin or all-play-all tournament) and defeated Wilhelm Steinitz in their individual game, although Blackburne finished in 9th place
Joseph_Henry_Blackburne
Chess opening
century. This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Wilhelm Steinitz made the first known mention of this line, noting it in 1895 in the
Blackburne_Shilling_Gambit
International Chess Magazine (ICM), founded by World Chess Champion Wilhelm Steinitz, was a monthly chess periodical published from January 1885 until December
International_Chess_Magazine
Chess game between Wilhelm Steinitz and Mikhail Chigorin
February 1892. Defending champion William Steinitz narrowly defeated challenger Mikhail Chigorin. This was Steinitz' fourth successive world championship
World_Chess_Championship_1892
Chess opening
Wilhelm Steinitz did not approve of the move, writing in The Modern Chess Instructor (1889) that it drives the bishop to a better square. Steinitz's opinion
Ruy_Lopez
School of chess that emerged after World War I
challenges to the chess ideas of central European masters, including Wilhelm Steinitz's approach to the centre and the rules established by Siegbert Tarrasch
Hypermodernism_(chess)
Chess match between Wilhelm Steinitz and Mikhail Chigorin
Chess Championship match, was held in Havana, Cuba. Defending champion Wilhelm Steinitz beat Russian challenger Mikhail Chigorin by a score of 10½–6½. The
World_Chess_Championship_1889
German-British chess player (1842–1888)
leading world players for most of the 1870s and 1880s, but lost to Wilhelm Steinitz in the World Chess Championship 1886, which is generally regarded as
Johannes_Zukertort
Traditional board game for two players
Federation'). The first universally recognized World Chess Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, claimed his title in 1886; Gukesh Dommaraju is the current World Champion
Chess
Russian chess player (1850–1908)
Russian chess player. He played two World Championship matches against Wilhelm Steinitz, losing both times. The last great player of the Romantic chess style
Mikhail_Chigorin
Chess terminology
players are recommended to keep it out of harm's way. In contrast, Wilhelm Steinitz, often known as the father of modern chess, was renowned for his maxim
King_walk
Hungarian chess player (1854–1930)
known for narrowly losing the 1891 World Chess Championship match to Wilhelm Steinitz. Gunsberg began his career as the player operating the remote-controlled
Isidor_Gunsberg
Chess match between Wilheilm Steinitz and Emanuel Lasker
1894. Holder William Steinitz lost his title to challenger Emanuel Lasker, who was 32 years his junior. Lasker challenged Steinitz after moving to the
World_Chess_Championship_1894
Austrian lawyer and chess player (1839–1910)
in the first tournament (Wilhelm Steinitz and Joseph Henry Blackburne won), and took 14th in the second one (Wilhelm Steinitz and Szymon Winawer won).
Philipp_Meitner
Chess opening
attention until the twentieth century. The first world chess champion Wilhelm Steinitz said "I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the
French_Defence
Generally accepted chess play in the Soviet Union
Botvinnik, whom grandmaster Mark Taimanov compared to the methodical Wilhelm Steinitz. The main contribution of the Soviet school of chess was not the style
Soviet_chess_school
Set of people sharing a common style of playing chess
poor defense. Wilhelm Steinitz agreed with that and rejected the prevailing notion that attack was more honorable than defense. Steinitz, who had engaged
School_of_chess
Chess tournament
The Steinitz Memorial was a blitz chess tournament held from May 15 to May 17, 2020, in honor of the first recognized world chess champion Wilhelm Steinitz
Steinitz_Memorial
Schwarz and Wittek also lost games by default. The event was won by Wilhelm Steinitz and Szymon Winawer, who decided to share the first prize after they
Vienna_1882_chess_tournament
Chess game won by Adolf Anderssen against Jean Dufresne in 1852
combination remains much admired. After Anderssen's death in 1879, Wilhelm Steinitz published a tribute in The Field in which he annotated Anderssen's
Evergreen_Game
strategy; he intuitively knew how to prepare attacks. Prague-born Wilhelm Steinitz later described how to avoid weaknesses in one's own position and how
History_of_chess
Disadvantage in a game due to obligation to move
Zugzwang Game § Objections to the sobriquet. Steinitz vs. Lasker, 1896–97 This game between Wilhelm Steinitz and Emanuel Lasker in the 1896–97 World Chess
Zugzwang
English chess master and writer (1840–1895)
the quality of his chess journalism, and for his association with Wilhelm Steinitz, the first winner of a world chess championship match. Potter was born
William_Norwood_Potter
player to win a World Championship match since 1892 (when 55-year-old Wilhelm Steinitz prevailed over Mikhail Chigorin). The match was played as best of 24
World_Chess_Championship_1961
d6 – named after Wilhelm Steinitz Steinitz Gambit of the Vienna Game – 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 – named after Wilhelm Steinitz Steinitz Variation of the
List of chess openings named after people
List_of_chess_openings_named_after_people
Chronological list of notable chess games
the 17th move with his last two pieces. 1862: Wilhelm Steinitz vs Augustus Mongredien, London. Steinitz won the tournament's brilliancy prize for this
List_of_chess_games
Chess opening
line, the Steinitz Variation begins 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 (or 3.Nd2) dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7. Played by and named after the first world champion Wilhelm Steinitz, it has
Caro–Kann_Defence
Chess opening
referred to it as the "Ponziani Opening (sometimes called Staunton's)". Wilhelm Steinitz, the first World Champion, in his 1895 treatise The Modern Chess Instructor
Ponziani_Opening
Hospital in New York, United States
1973. Erno Soto, suspect in the Charlie Chop-off murders of 1972–73. Wilhelm Steinitz, the first undisputed world chess champion, was hospitalized with mental
Manhattan_Psychiatric_Center
Chess convention for first and second player
won by lot the right to move first had the choice of color. In 1889, Wilhelm Steinitz, the first World Champion, wrote that "In all international and public
White_and_Black_in_chess
American chess player (1872–1906)
1892, Pillsbury won a match two games to one against World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz, who gave him odds of a pawn. Pillsbury's rise was meteoric, and there
Harry_Nelson_Pillsbury
Chess opening
isolated queen's pawn structure. It has been called the Steinitz Variation, after Wilhelm Steinitz; the line became well known after his match with Zukertort
Queen's_Gambit_Accepted
Unusually bad move in chess
Championship in Havana, Cuba. Mikhail Chigorin, playing White, is a piece up (Wilhelm Steinitz lost a knight for a pawn earlier in the game), but his bishop is forced
Blunder_(chess)
1965 novel by John Brunner
notable for having the structure of a famous 1892 game of chess between Wilhelm Steinitz and Mikhail Chigorin. The structure is not coincidental, and plays
The_Squares_of_the_City
convincingly by Johannes Zukertort (22 points out of 26) ahead of Wilhelm Steinitz (with 19 points). Remarkably, Zukertort was already assured of victory
London_1883_chess_tournament
Chess opening
variations. It was played eight times by Johannes Zukertort against Wilhelm Steinitz in the World Chess Championship 1886, the first official World Chess
Berlin_Defence
Style of chess, 18th to 19th century
generally considered to have ended with the 1873 Vienna tournament where Wilhelm Steinitz popularized positional play and the closed game. This domination ushered
Romantic_chess
dogma found in more classical teachings, such as those put forward by Wilhelm Steinitz and Siegbert Tarrasch. eat [slang] To remove the opponent's piece or
Glossary_of_chess
Owen (£30), George Alcock MacDonnell (£15), Serafino Dubois (£10) and Wilhelm Steinitz (£5) who was awarded the brilliancy prize for his win over Augustus
London_1862_chess_tournament
Austrian chess player (1857–1927)
Vienna, tenth, won two games from Johann Zukertort, and drew with Wilhelm Steinitz. 1883, Nuremberg, tenth. 1885, Hamburg, tied with Berthold Englisch
Max_Weiss_(chess_player)
Match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky
American had achieved the world championship since the first champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, became a naturalized American citizen in 1888. The unusually high
World_Chess_Championship_1972
Advantage of White over Black in chess
consensus since at least 1889, when the first World Chess Champion, Wilhelm Steinitz, addressed the issue, although chess has not been solved. Since 1851
First-move_advantage_in_chess
Soviet chess grandmaster (1911–1995)
Petrosian—"a feat equaled historically only by Emanuel Lasker and Wilhelm Steinitz". The statistical rating system used in Raymond Keene and Nathan Divinsky's
Mikhail_Botvinnik
Chess opening
Sicilian Defense ... extending from about 1843 to some time after 1851". Wilhelm Steinitz, the first World Champion, also disliked the Sicilian and rejected
Sicilian_Defence
Chess opening
isolated center pawn. Although many other masters, after the teachings of Wilhelm Steinitz, rejected the Tarrasch Defense out of hand because of the pawn weakness
Tarrasch_Defense
in matches by: Howard Staunton over Daniel Harrwitz in 1846 (7/7) Wilhelm Steinitz over Joseph Henry Blackburne in 1876 (7/7) Capablanca over Kostić in
List of world records in chess
List_of_world_records_in_chess
Ways to improve winning chances against a stronger player
odds-givers of this time were George Henry Mackenzie (1837–1891) and Wilhelm Steinitz (1836–1900). Howard Staunton in The Chess-Player's Handbook (1847)
Handicap_(chess)
American chess player (1837–1884)
competition, he refused. In 1883, Morphy encountered Wilhelm Steinitz on the street while Steinitz was visiting New Orleans, but declined to discuss chess
Paul_Morphy
Chess opening
queenside fianchetto) are typically played today instead. Popularised by Wilhelm Steinitz, 4...Qh4 almost wins a pawn by force, but White gets a lead in development
Scotch_Game
Chess opening
matches, only one King's Gambit was played. The first world champion Wilhelm Steinitz argued that attacks should only be started when the opposing player
King's_Gambit
German chess player (1862–1934)
against the ageing World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz in tournaments (+3−0=1) but refused an opportunity to challenge Steinitz for the world title in 1892 because
Siegbert_Tarrasch
German chess master, journalist and aristocrat (1861–1924)
perhaps best known for the game he lost to the former world champion Wilhelm Steinitz at Hastings 1895, especially because he simply walked out of the tournament
Curt_von_Bardeleben
Chess rule
instead of being promoted. In his 1889 work The Modern Chess Instructor, Wilhelm Steinitz, the first World Chess Champion, endorsed this rule, explaining its
Promotion_(chess)
Moravian-Austrian chess player
Austria-Hungary. He took 11th in the Vienna 1873 chess tournament (Wilhelm Steinitz and Joseph Henry Blackburne won). Gelbfuhs invented and proposed an
Oscar_Gelbfuhs
Chess opening
defeated in just 18 moves. Nikolai Bugaev defeated former world champion Wilhelm Steinitz with it in a simul exhibition game, and later published an analysis
Sokolsky_Opening
German chess player (1833–1891)
would have failed against correct defence. His ideas were grasped by Wilhelm Steinitz, who declared that attack and defence have equal status, and particularly
Louis_Paulsen
Chess museum in United States
Paul Morphy 7 Harry Pillsbury 8 Sammy Reshevsky 9 Sam Loyd 1987 10 Wilhelm Steinitz 11 Arpad Elo 1988 12 Hermann Helms 13 Al Horowitz 1989 14 Hans Berliner
World_Chess_Hall_of_Fame
Spanish-Cuban chess player (1820–1898)
knight); lost to Gustav Neumann 0 : 3 in Paris in 1867; lost twice to Wilhelm Steinitz 2 : 9 in 1883 and 0 : 5 in 1888; won twice against Andrés Clemente
Celso_Golmayo_Zúpide
Three consecutive championship titles
Championships (before 1886) 1866–1876 Wilhelm Steinitz Pre-FIDE World Championships (1886–1946) 1886–1892 / Wilhelm Steinitz (4-peat) 1894–1910 Emanuel Lasker
Three-peat
1862 London 1862 chess tournament London Adolf Anderssen 1865 Dublin Wilhelm Steinitz 1867 Paris 1867 chess tournament Paris Ignác Kolisch Dundee Gustav
List of strong chess tournaments
List_of_strong_chess_tournaments
Basic chess fundamentals and ideas developed to better understand the game
time passed a demand arose for more up-to-date works in English". Wilhelm Steinitz, the first World Champion, widely considered the "father of modern
Chess_theory
West Slavic ethnic group
Čáslavská, Eva Bosáková, Vlasta Děkanová, Hana Říčná, Věra Černá Chess – Wilhelm Steinitz, Věra Menčíková, Richard Réti, Salo Flohr, David Navara Others – Martina
Czechs
Austro-Hungarian chess player (1836–1910)
Austro-Hungarian chess master. He took 10th in the Vienna 1873 chess tournament (Wilhelm Steinitz and Joseph Henry Blackburne won). In 1878, he took 2nd, behind Louis
Adolf_Schwarz
Event at the 1867 Paris Exposition
won by Ignatz von Kolisch (5000 Francs), Szymon Winawer (2500 F), Wilhelm Steinitz (2000 F), Gustav Neumann (1500 F), Cecil Valentine De Vère (1500 F)
Paris_1867_chess_tournament
Chess opening
lead in development. 3.d4 was the preferred move of World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz, who recommended it in his The Modern Chess Instructor (1889) and played
Petrov's_Defence
Rematch of 1972 World Chess Championship
changed to that used in the very first World Championship, between Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort, where the winner was the first player to score
Fischer–Spassky_(1992_match)
Chess tournament in Baden, Germany
August 1870, in Baden-Baden. It was won by Adolf Anderssen, ahead of Wilhelm Steinitz. In comparison with earlier major tournaments such as London 1851 chess
Baden-Baden 1870 chess tournament
Baden-Baden_1870_chess_tournament
Chess opening
did not become commonplace until the 1873 tournament in Vienna. As Wilhelm Steinitz and Siegbert Tarrasch developed chess theory and increased the appreciation
Queen's_Gambit
(1900–1976), football player Matthias Sindelar (1903–1939), footballer Wilhelm Steinitz (1836–1900), winner of first-ever world chess championship in 1886
List_of_Austrians
Chess Championship was held in 1886 in the United States and won by Wilhelm Steinitz. By the 20th century, the game of Chess had developed into a professional
History_of_games
British chess master (1829–1875)
1862 (the 5th BCA Congress, Adolf Anderssen won), and lost a match to Wilhelm Steinitz (1½–5½) at London 1863. The British chess magazine Vol. 95 1975 "we
Frederick_Deacon
Chess game played in London in 1851
because White is willing to give up so much material. 18... Bxg1? Wilhelm Steinitz suggested in 1879 that a better move would be 18...Qxa1+; likely moves
Immortal_Game
American chess player (1833–1911)
master Johann Löwenthal from 1872 to 1876 and World Chess Champion Wilhelm Steinitz from 1876 to 1882. When Mortimer was released, he continued his career
James_Mortimer_(chess_player)
Annual chess tournament
Champion before Garry Kasparov except Bobby Fischer played at Hastings: Wilhelm Steinitz (1895), Emanuel Lasker (1895), José Raúl Capablanca (1919, 1929/30
Hastings International Chess Congress
Hastings_International_Chess_Congress
Chess opening
castle kingside. 9.Nh3 is a variation popularized by Wilhelm Steinitz. Although it did not bring Steinitz success in his famous 1891 cable match against Mikhail
Two_Knights_Defense
Calendar year
Tchaikovsky’s Manfred symphony premieres in Moscow, Russia. March 29 – Wilhelm Steinitz becomes the first recognized World Chess Champion. March – Gottlieb
1886
Chess opening
Falkbeer Variation (2...Nf6 3.f4). The Steinitz Gambit, 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.d4, was a favourite of Wilhelm Steinitz, the first World Champion. White
Vienna_Game
tournaments of global relevance. The World Chess Championship 1894 between Wilhelm Steinitz and Emanuel Lasker was contested in Montreal from games 12 to 19. In
Chess_in_Canada
Chess Match between Emanuel Lasker and Siegbert Tarrasch
in the world in the 1890's, he had failed to issue a challenge to Wilhelm Steinitz, making it all the more surprising that he played his first and only
World_Chess_Championship_1908
Swiss-Austrian chess player (1814–1876)
(Wiener Schachgesellschaft) in 1859 and 1860, both times ahead of Wilhelm Steinitz. His most famous game was the "Immortal Draw" (Carl Hamppe vs. Philipp
Carl_Hamppe
Chess opening
3.Nf3 produces a Latvian Gambit, but 3.exf5!, as in a game between Wilhelm Steinitz and Sam Loyd, may be stronger. Here is a quick victory by Dunst himself
Dunst_Opening
Cuban-born American chess player
several matches against James Mason (4 : 5 in 1874 and 3 : 1 in 1875), Wilhelm Steinitz (0 : 7 in November 1882, 2.5 : 4.5 in December 1882, and 1 : 10 in
Dion_Martinez
Chess opening
move. The line remained common into the 20th century, being played by Wilhelm Steinitz in the World Chess Championship 1894 and World Chess Championship 1896-1897
Italian_Game
Chess opening
Attack came into fashion after Mikhail Chigorin played it against Wilhelm Steinitz in 1883, and scored brilliant successes with it. Modern Chess Openings
Evans_Gambit
English chess master and Shakespearean scholar (1810–1874)
Chess. Pavilion Books Limited. p. 36. ISBN 0-06-015358-X. Silman, J. "Wilhelm Steinitz". Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008
Howard_Staunton
Polish-French chess player (1837–1902)
(+3−2=4). In July–August 1873, Rosenthal took fourth place, behind Wilhelm Steinitz, Joseph Henry Blackburne, and Anderssen, in Vienna. In 1878, he tied
Samuel_Rosenthal
International competition
with the first multiplayer tournament held in London in 1851, but Wilhelm Steinitz in 1886 was the first chess player generally recognized as the world
World_championship
Chess tournament
John Owen. This was the first round-robin tournament. In August 1872, Wilhelm Steinitz won the second British Chess Federation international tourney, held
British_Chess_Championship
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WILHELM STEINITZ
WILHELM STEINITZ
Female
Scandinavian
Feminine form of Scandinavian Vilhelm, VILHELMA means "will-helmet."
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Resolute defender.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Bend in the Road
Boy/Male
German American Teutonic
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Strong helmet.
Male
German
Contracted form of Old High German Willahelm, WILHELM means "will-helmet."Â
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Irish
Feminine form of Irish Gaelic Féidhlim, possibly FÉIDHELM means "hospitable." In Irish legend, this was the name of a daughter of Conchobhar.
Male
German
Latin form of Old High German Wilhelm, WILHELMUS means "will-helmet."
Boy/Male
Finnish, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Will-helmet; Desire; Will; Bright; Famous
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Swiss
, resolute helmet.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Vilhjalmr, VILHELM means "will-helmet."
Boy/Male
German, Polish
Helmet Protection; Will Desire
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of German Wilhelm, VILHELMI means "will-helmet."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Witham.
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Esperanto
Esperanto form of German Wilhelm, VILHELMO means "will-helmet."
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Danish Teutonic Swedish
Girl/Female
Danish, Finnish, German
Will; Desire; Helmet
Boy/Male
Australian, Dutch, Teutonic
Strong Helmet; Will Helmet; Protect
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Australian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Polish, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
German Form of William; Will-helmet; Will Desire; Helmet Protection
Male
French
Norman French form of Old High German Wilhelm, WILLELM means "will-helmet."
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v. t.
Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows.
n.
A place calculated for the rendezvous of troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot well adapted for offensive measures. Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.).
v. t.
To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
v. t.
To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf.
imp. & p. p.
of Whelm
v. t.
To deprive of the helmet.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Whelm
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