St. Petersburg Tournament 1895-96

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:career_games_played 210
gptkbp:chess_endgame_focus king and pawn endgames
gptkbp:chess_notation_used algebraic notation
gptkbp:chess_olympiad classical chess
gptkbp:chess_opening gptkb:Ruy_Lopez,_Steinitz_Defense
gptkb:French_Defense
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez
gptkb:Pirc_Defense
gptkb:Sicilian_Defense
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez,_Cozio_Defense
gptkb:English_Opening
gptkb:Italian_Game
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez,_Classical_Defense
gptkb:Dutch_Defense
gptkb:Grünfeld_Defense
gptkb:Scotch_Game
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez,_Schliemann_Defense
gptkb:Nimzo-Indian_Defense
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez,_Exchange_Variation
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez,_Berlin_Defense
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez,_Bird_Defense
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez,_Open_Variation
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez,_Modern_Steinitz_Defense
gptkb:Ruy_Lopez,_Closed_Variation
gptkb:King's_Indian_Defense
gptkb:Queen's_Gambit
gptkb:Benoni_Defense
gptkb:Catalan_Opening
gptkb:Evans_Gambit
gptkb:Two_Knights_Defense
gptkbp:chess_strategy_emphasized positional play
gptkbp:clock_speed double-sided chess clock
gptkbp:end_date gptkb:1896
gptkbp:final_standings Chigorin, Lasker, Steinitz
gptkbp:followed_by Nuremberg 1896
gptkbp:format round-robin
gptkbp:historical_impact increased popularity of chess
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St. Petersburg Tournament 1895-96
gptkbp:location gptkb:St._Petersburg
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:notable_games Chigorin vs. Steinitz
Steinitz vs. Lasker
Lasker vs. Chigorin
gptkbp:notable_participants gptkb:Georgy_Agzamov
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:Emanuel_Lasker
gptkb:William_Steinitz
gptkbp:number_of_players gptkb:22
gptkbp:preceded_by London 1892
gptkbp:rating 2450
gptkbp:setting_time 30 moves in 2 hours
gptkbp:significance first major international chess tournament
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Russian_Chess_Federation
gptkbp:start_date 1895
gptkbp:tournament invitation-only
gptkbp:trophy gptkb:Gold_Medal
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Mikhail_Chigorin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:St._Petersburg_Chess_Club
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6