Wilhelm Steinitz

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:birth_date 1836-05-14
1836-05-17
1836-04-17
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Prague
gptkbp:birth_year 1836
gptkbp:born March 17, 1836
gptkbp:career_end 1897
gptkbp:career_start 1857
gptkbp:chess_education_influence influenced chess education methods
gptkbp:chess_endgame_skills exceptional endgame player
gptkbp:chess_influence_on modern chess theory
gptkbp:chess_match_record multiple championship matches
gptkbp:chess_olympiad gptkb:The_Chess_Monthly
numerous articles
analytical approach
theory of endgames
introduced new strategies
influence on future champions
importance of pawn structure
first recognized world champion
gptkbp:chess_opening gptkb:Steinitz_Defense
wide repertoire
Steinitz Variation
gptkbp:chess_philosophical_views views on chess strategy
gptkbp:chess_rivalries notable rivalries with contemporaries
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contribution Modern chess theory
theory of chess
Theory of chess
gptkbp:current_club gptkb:New_York_Chess_Club
gptkbp:death_date 1900-08-12
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:death_year 1900
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Johannes_Zukertort
gptkb:Emanuel_Lasker
gptkbp:died August 12, 1900
gptkbp:events gptkb:Steinitz_vs._Chigorin
gptkb:London_1862
gptkb:Defense
multiple tournament victories
Steinitz Endgame Theory
pioneered endgame studies
gptkbp:famous_fight gptkb:Johannes_Zukertort
gptkb:Viktor_Korchnoi
gptkb:Emanuel_Lasker
gptkb:Mikhail_Chigorin
gptkb:Svetozar_Gligorić
gptkbp:famous_for First official World Chess Champion
gptkbp:famous_match gptkb:Steinitz_vs._Zukertort
Steinitz vs. Lasker
gptkbp:famous_rival gptkb:Johannes_Zukertort
gptkbp:fide_id 2000010
gptkbp:game_community self-taught
respected figure
gptkbp:head_coach American chess players
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wilhelm Steinitz
gptkbp:influence modern chess players
development of positional understanding
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:chess_match
Chess strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Howard_Staunton
gptkbp:is_played_by gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:first_World_Chess_Champion
gptkbp:legacy founder of modern chess
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkb:Austrian
gptkbp:notable_achievement gptkb:World_Chess_Champion_1886
gptkbp:notable_games gptkb:Steinitz_vs._Zukertort,_1886
gptkbp:notable_work The Modern Chess Instructor
The Chess Player's Handbook
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:published The Modern Chess Instructor
gptkbp:rating 2600+
gptkbp:reign_end 1894
gptkbp:reign_start 1886
gptkbp:reputation controversial figure
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_Steinitz
gptkbp:strategy strong tactical player
gptkbp:style Positional play
Positional
positional play
gptkbp:team gptkb:Austria
gptkbp:title gptkb:Grandmaster
gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
Former World Chess Champion
gptkbp:title_lost 1894
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4