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Wilhelm Steinitz

1836 - 1900

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William Steinitz (born Wilhelm Steinitz; May 14, 1836 – August 12, 1900) was a Bohemian-Austrian, and later American, chess player. From 1886 to 1894, he was the first World Chess Champion. He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician. When discussing chess history from the 1850s onwards, commentators have debated whether Steinitz could be effectively considered the champion from an earlier time, perhaps as early as 1866. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Steinitz is the most popular chess player (up from 2nd in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Czechia and the most popular Czech Chess Player.

Wilhelm Steinitz is most famous for being the first world chess champion. He defeated Johannes Zukertort in 1886 to become the first world champion, and defended his title against all comers until 1894.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Wilhelm Steinitz ranks 1 out of 461. After him are Bobby Fischer, Boris Spassky, José Raúl Capablanca, Mikhail Tal, Alexander Alekhine, Emanuel Lasker, Mikhail Botvinnik, Anatoly Karpov, Tigran Petrosian, Max Euwe, and Garry Kasparov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1836, Wilhelm Steinitz ranks 2. Before him is Ramakrishna. After him are Francis II of the Two Sicilies, Léo Delibes, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Sakamoto Ryōma, Sophia of Nassau, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Henri Fantin-Latour, Ferdinand Cheval, Marie Henriette of Austria, and Jules Joseph Lefebvre. Among people deceased in 1900, Wilhelm Steinitz ranks 4. Before him are Friedrich Nietzsche, Oscar Wilde, and Gottlieb Daimler. After him are Max Müller, Umberto I of Italy, Ivan Aivazovsky, John Ruskin, Vladimir Solovyov, Étienne Lenoir, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and John Sherman.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Wilhelm Steinitz ranks 20 out of 1,200. Before him are Václav Havel (1936), Rainer Maria Rilke (1875), Edmund Husserl (1859), Jan Žižka (1360), Bertha von Suttner (1843), and Kurt Gödel (1906). After him are John of Nepomuk (1350), Ferdinand Porsche (1875), Karel Čapek (1890), Joseph Radetzky von Radetz (1766), Miloš Forman (1932), and Ernst Mach (1838).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Czechia

Among chess players born in Czechia, Wilhelm Steinitz ranks 1. After him are Vlastimil Hort (1944), Luděk Pachman (1924), Rudolf Charousek (1873), Ernst Falkbeer (1819), Miroslav Filip (1928), Lubomir Kavalek (1943), Jana Bellin (1947), and David Navara (1985).

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