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#OnThisDay in 1836 Wilhelm Steinitz was born. He became the first official world champion in 1886 when he beat Johannes Zukertort. Initially, Steinitz was a "romantic" player until he developed a new and highly influential positional style of play.
Here are 21 checkmates from the games of World Chess Champion Wilhelm Steinitz (1836 - 1900) : http://wtharvey.com/steim8.html . Find the winning moves. #puzzles #Chess

White mates in 2.
Wilhelm Steinitz vs Pilhal, Vienna, 1862
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen is today launching the $1 million Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour! https://chess24.com/en/read/news/the-1m-magnus-carlsen-tour-a-new-era-for-chess
After defeating Vladimir Kramnik in the semifinal via Armageddon, Alexander Grischuk beats Evgeny Tomashevsky 3-0 in the final to become the champion of #PlayForRussia Charity blitz event. Congrats!
FIDE Online #SteinitzMemorial starts on May 15. Carlsen, Grischuk, Dubov, Lagno, Khademalsharieh, and others will play 3+2 blitz for €30,000 in prizes.

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: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/fide-online-steinitz-memorial-2020/1/1/1

Television Live on FIDE YouTube: https://youtube.com/fidechannel
Pairings for the first round of #SteinitzMemorial (3pm CEST, May 15):
Anton - Xiong
Grischuk - Korobov
Bu Xiangzhi - Mamedyarov
Dubov - Le
Carlsen - Svidler

Women's section:
Kosteniuk - Sebag
Abdumalik - Stefanova
Cori - Lagno
Paehtz - Tan Zhongyi
Khademalsharieh - Lei Tingjie