Examining the 1886 World Championship: Steinitz's Legacy in Chess Theory
Examining the 1886 World Championship: Steinitz's Legacy in Chess Theory ...
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The Indian teen who became the world's youngest chess champion
Gukesh is the 18th world champion since Wilhelm Steinitz won what is considered the first title match way back in 1886. Born in May 2006, Gukesh is also, by far, the youngest player to have ...
Chess: Oxford vs Cambridge almost level after 152 years
In 1929 and 1930, the Cambridge top board lost his queen very early, once to a knight fork and then to a bishop pin. Matches ...
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Complete List of World Chess Champions from 1886 till 2024
The first-ever World Chess Champion was Wilhelm Steinitz, who defeated Johannes Zukertort in 1886. As of 2024, the current World Chess Champion is D. Gukesh, who made history by defeating Ding ...
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World Chess Championship
The official world championship is generally regarded to have begun in 1886, when the two leading players in Europe and the United States, Wilhelm Steinitz and Johann Zukertort, played a match.