Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
chess player
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Johannes_Zukertort
gptkb:Tarrasch gptkb:Capablanca gptkb:Lasker |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1836-04-14
|
| gptkbp:chessOpening |
2600+
|
| gptkbp:coachingCareer |
chess players
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
developed modern chess theory
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1900-08-12
|
| gptkbp:famousFor |
defensive strategies
positional play the_Steinitz_Defense |
| gptkbp:golfingEvents |
Grandmaster
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
William Steinitz
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
chess openings
chess strategy chess endgames |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
first World Chess Champion
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
emphasized the role of the king in the endgame
influenced future generations of chess players established the importance of pawn structure considered the father of modern chess pioneered the concept of the chess position |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
Austrian |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
won the first World Chess Championship in 1886
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Frank_Marshall
gptkb:Eugene_Znosko-Borovsky gptkb:Harry_Nelson_Pillsbury Steinitz_vs_Chigorin_1889 Steinitz_vs_Janowski_1899 Steinitz_vs_Lasker_1894 Steinitz_vs_Lasker_1896 Steinitz_vs_Marshall_1900 Steinitz_vs_Pillsbury_1897 Steinitz_vs_Tarrasch_1897 Steinitz_vs_Tarrasch_1900 Steinitz_vs_Teichmann_1899 Steinitz_vs_Zukertort_1886 |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Prague
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:New_York_City
|
| gptkbp:title |
World_Chess_Champion
|
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:The_Chess_Player's_Handbook
Chess Strategy The Principles of Chess The Modern Chess Instructor |