Chigorin vs. Steinitz

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf chess match
gptkbp:birthYear 1836
1850
gptkbp:careerEnd Queen's Gambit
gptkbp:chessOpening gptkb:Steinitz_Defense
gptkb:Chigorin_Defense
theoretical
dynamic play
tactical
solid play
"Chess Studies"
St._Petersburg_Chess_Club
gptkbp:clubHistory gptkb:New_York_Chess_Club
gptkbp:contribution development of chess theory
founder of modern chess
gptkbp:deathYear 1900
1908
gptkbp:drawings 5
gptkbp:famousQuote "Chess is a game of skill."
"Chess is a game of strategy."
gptkbp:finalScore 10
5
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century chess
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chigorin vs. Steinitz
gptkbp:impact increased popularity of chess championships
gptkbp:influence Russian_chess_players
gptkbp:legacy influence_on_Russian_chess
gptkbp:location gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:matchType best of 20 games
gptkbp:nationality Russian
Austrian-American
gptkbp:nickname modern chess strategies
first World Chess Champion
gptkbp:notable_alumni gptkb:Alexander_Alekhine
gptkb:Emanuel_Lasker
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Chigorin_Defense
Chigorin_vs._Lasker,_1908
gptkbp:notable_winners gptkb:St._Petersburg_1895
gptkb:London_1883
gptkbp:notableGames Chigorin_vs._Steinitz,_1889,_Game_1
Steinitz_vs._Chigorin,_1889,_Game_10
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Steinitz_Defense
Steinitz_vs._Lasker,_1894
gptkbp:previousName 20
gptkbp:publications The_Modern_Chess_Instructor
gptkbp:rating 2500
2450
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Wilhelm_Steinitz
Mikhail Chigorin
gptkbp:significance first official World Chess Championship
gptkbp:style aggressive
positional
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Wilhelm_Steinitz
gptkbp:year 1889
gptkbp:youth_tournaments London_1862
Moscow_1883