As has already been mentioned, after his victory against Steinitz in 1894, the chess world was not keen on recognizing Lasker as the lawful world champion. Siegbert Tarrasch, who had just won another international tournament,…
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Steinitz – Lasker World Championship Match 1894
After Steinitz’s successful title defence against Chigorin in 1892, chess world already started seeking the next challenger. Three names appeared as only real rivals – Siegbert Tarrasch, winner of multiple international tournament, Mikhail Chigorin, who…
Steinitz Chigorin World Championship Rematch 1892
In 1889, Wilhelm Steinitz published his famous opening guide, The Modern Chess Instructor. In this book, he published what he considered to be the best defence against the Evans Gambit. He also published a variation…
Steinitz – Gunsberg World Championship Match 1890
Although Steinitz scored a convincing victory in his match against Chigorin in 1889, he couldn’t sleep in peace for too long. There was an abundance of strong chess players in the late 1880s and many…
Steinitz – Chigorin World Championship Match 1889
After his victory against Zukertort in 1886, Steinitz would enjoy the title of the World Chess Champion and the recognition of the chess world… For a while… Due to the fact that he was formulating…
Max Euwe best games
The Man Who Beat Alekhine In 1935, the chess World was struck with a shock of epic proportions. Alexander Alekhine, celebrated World Champion, has been defeated in a World Championship Match by relatively lesser known…
Steinitz – Zukertort World Championship Match 1886
Starting from 1834, regular chess matches have been organized between the strongest players on the planet: La Bourdonnais – McDonnell match in 1834 Saint-Amant – Staunton match in 1843 Staunton – Saint-Amant rematch in 1843…
Alexander Alekhine best games
Alexander Alekhine – Alexander the Great The fourth World Champion, Alexander Alekhine is widely regarded, together with Mikhail Tal and Garry Kasparov, as the World Champion with the most combative, tactical and attacking style. Although he…
Best chess books written by World Champions
Introduction Nowadays, publishing a chess book has become easier than ever before. Due to the accessibility of information chess knowledge has become available to almost anyone. Also, in the modern chess, the opening stage is more important…
Jose Raul Capablanca best games
Jose Raul Capablanca – The Cuban Genius Jose Raul Capablanca, the third world champion, is widely regarded as the greatest natural talent that ever played our ancient game. Already from his early days his gift…
Best games of Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker – The Fearless Fighter Emanuel Lasker, the second World Champion, has accomplished numerous feats that will probably never be surpassed. First of all, he held the title of the World Champion longer than…
Best games of Wilhelm Steinitz
Wilhelm Steinitz – the first World Champion The year 1886 is a year of colossal importance in the history of chess. On January 11th, the first official match for the title of the World Champion between…