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🔸 Wilhelm Steinitz
🔸 American-Austrian chess Master
🔸 First Undisputed World Chess Champion
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🔸 Wilhelm Steinitz
🔸 American-Austrian chess Master
🔸 First Undisputed World Chess Champion
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✴️ #about_Steinitz
🔸 Wilhelm Steinitz
🔸 American-Austrian chess Master
🔸 First Undisputed World Chess Champion
🔰 Wilhelm Steinitz 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.
🔘 Country: Kingdom of Bohemia (Austrian Empire)
United States
🔘 Born: May 17, 1836
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
🔘 Died: August 12, 1900 (aged 64)
🔘 New York City, New York, United States
🔘 World Champion: 1886–1894 (undisputed; with earlier dates debated)
🔰 Steinitz was born on May 17, 1836, in the Jewish ghetto of Prague. The youngest of a tailor's thirteen sons to survive, he learned to play chess at age 12. He began playing serious chess in his twenties, after leaving Prague in 1857 to study mathematics in Vienna, at the Vienna Polytechnic. Steinitz spent two years at the university.
🔰 Steinitz won every serious match he played from 1862 until 1892, sometimes by wide margins[unreliable source]
In the years following his victory over Anderssen, he beat Henry Bird in 1866 (seven wins, five losses, five draws). He comfortably beat Johannes Zukertort in 1872 (seven wins, four draws, one loss; Zukertort had proved himself one of the elite by beating Anderssen by a large margin in 1871).
🔰 Steinitz visited the US, mainly the Philadelphia area, from December 1882 to May 1883. He was given an enthusiastic reception. Steinitz played several exhibitions, many casual games, and a match for stakes of £50 with a wealthy amateur. He also won three more serious matches with two New World professionals, Alexander Sellman (Steinitz won both) and the Cuban champion Celso Golmayo Zúpide. The match with Golmayo was abandoned when Steinitz was leading (eight wins, one draw, one loss). His hosts even arranged a visit to New Orleans, where Paul Morphy lived.
♦️ A memorable game by Steinitz which has won Hrnry Bird in 18 moves against Bird opening!!👇
▪️ Henry Edward Bird vs Wilhelm Steinitz
▪️ Match (1866), London (England), rd 6, Sep-??
▪️ Bird Opening: From Gambit. Mestel Variation (A02)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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🔸 Wilhelm Steinitz
🔸 American-Austrian chess Master
🔸 First Undisputed World Chess Champion
🔰 Wilhelm Steinitz 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.
🔘 Country: Kingdom of Bohemia (Austrian Empire)
United States
🔘 Born: May 17, 1836
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
🔘 Died: August 12, 1900 (aged 64)
🔘 New York City, New York, United States
🔘 World Champion: 1886–1894 (undisputed; with earlier dates debated)
🔰 Steinitz was born on May 17, 1836, in the Jewish ghetto of Prague. The youngest of a tailor's thirteen sons to survive, he learned to play chess at age 12. He began playing serious chess in his twenties, after leaving Prague in 1857 to study mathematics in Vienna, at the Vienna Polytechnic. Steinitz spent two years at the university.
🔰 Steinitz won every serious match he played from 1862 until 1892, sometimes by wide margins[unreliable source]
In the years following his victory over Anderssen, he beat Henry Bird in 1866 (seven wins, five losses, five draws). He comfortably beat Johannes Zukertort in 1872 (seven wins, four draws, one loss; Zukertort had proved himself one of the elite by beating Anderssen by a large margin in 1871).
🔰 Steinitz visited the US, mainly the Philadelphia area, from December 1882 to May 1883. He was given an enthusiastic reception. Steinitz played several exhibitions, many casual games, and a match for stakes of £50 with a wealthy amateur. He also won three more serious matches with two New World professionals, Alexander Sellman (Steinitz won both) and the Cuban champion Celso Golmayo Zúpide. The match with Golmayo was abandoned when Steinitz was leading (eight wins, one draw, one loss). His hosts even arranged a visit to New Orleans, where Paul Morphy lived.
♦️ A memorable game by Steinitz which has won Hrnry Bird in 18 moves against Bird opening!!👇
▪️ Henry Edward Bird vs Wilhelm Steinitz
▪️ Match (1866), London (England), rd 6, Sep-??
▪️ Bird Opening: From Gambit. Mestel Variation (A02)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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15...d5!
There is no going back in this position. Black simply must win control of e4, to free his e- and f-pawns, even at the cost of the second pawn if need be.
16.exd5 e4 17.Qe2 Rb8?! (17...Qb4!) 18.Rab1
Nominally two pawns ahead, it is surprisingly difficult for White to coordinate his forces and offer a robust defence, far less make positive use of his extra material. White's knight on a3 remains perilously placed on the rim, and plays little or no current part in the game.
There is no going back in this position. Black simply must win control of e4, to free his e- and f-pawns, even at the cost of the second pawn if need be.
16.exd5 e4 17.Qe2 Rb8?! (17...Qb4!) 18.Rab1
Nominally two pawns ahead, it is surprisingly difficult for White to coordinate his forces and offer a robust defence, far less make positive use of his extra material. White's knight on a3 remains perilously placed on the rim, and plays little or no current part in the game.
22.h5!
In spite of the simplification, White still has slightly the better chances here, due to his better pawns and particularly to the poor position of Black's king, which is far from the central action. White plans to entomb Black's king even more, by playing h6 and Nh4-f5.
22...Nc4 23.Nh4 Nd6 24.h6.
In spite of the simplification, White still has slightly the better chances here, due to his better pawns and particularly to the poor position of Black's king, which is far from the central action. White plans to entomb Black's king even more, by playing h6 and Nh4-f5.
22...Nc4 23.Nh4 Nd6 24.h6.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 521
public poll
A: Ne5 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
@ALACIQ, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha
B: N×e4 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
Ramesh, Vincent, @Tiong_Ji
C: Ne8 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
@Afshin3333, @Amiiiin_tb, Zhenrui
👥 9 people voted so far.
public poll
A: Ne5 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
@ALACIQ, @RichardPeng, @AryanLeekha
B: N×e4 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
Ramesh, Vincent, @Tiong_Ji
C: Ne8 – 3
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 33%
@Afshin3333, @Amiiiin_tb, Zhenrui
👥 9 people voted so far.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 522
public poll
C: Kf3 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
@Afshin3333, Ramesh, Vincent, @Amiiiin_tb, @AryanLeekha, @Tiong_Ji, Zhenrui
B: Rc1 – 3
👍👍👍 30%
@RedAlarm1992, @ALACIQ, @RichardPeng
A: b4
▫️ 0%
👥 10 people voted so far.
public poll
C: Kf3 – 7
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 70%
@Afshin3333, Ramesh, Vincent, @Amiiiin_tb, @AryanLeekha, @Tiong_Ji, Zhenrui
B: Rc1 – 3
👍👍👍 30%
@RedAlarm1992, @ALACIQ, @RichardPeng
A: b4
▫️ 0%
👥 10 people voted so far.
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