Zukertort

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:active_years 1870s-1880s
gptkbp:birth_date 1842-09-07
March 7, 1842
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Lwów
Lwów, Poland
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Lodz
1842
gptkbp:chess_olympiad gptkb:The_Chess_Monthly
19th Century
Influence on future players
The Chess Player's Handbook
The Chess Openings
Zukertort's games
" The Chess-Player's Handbook"
Considered a pioneer of modern chess
gptkbp:chess_opening gptkb:King's_Gambit
gptkbp:competed_in gptkb:1886_World_Championship
gptkbp:contribution chess literature
opening theory
Popularized chess in England
Developed the Zukertort Opening
gptkbp:current_club gptkb:London_Chess_Club
Simultaneous exhibitions
gptkbp:death_date 1888-06-20
June 20, 1888
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London
gptkbp:defending_champion gptkb:the_match
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:London
gptkbp:ended gptkb:Strong
Highly skilled
Zukertort vs. Chigorin, 1889
gptkbp:events gptkb:Vienna_1882
gptkb:World_Championships
Aggressive
Romantic
strategic
Strategic and positional
first official World Champion
London 1883 Tournament
None (unofficial)
known for positional endings
Zukertort vs. Lasker, 1889
Zukertort vs. Steinitz, 1886 Endgame
Zukertort vs. Tchigorin, 1889
Known for complex endgames
gptkbp:famous_event World Championship 1886
gptkbp:famous_fight gptkb:Howard_Staunton
gptkb:Emanuel_Lasker
gptkbp:famous_for his contributions to chess theory
gptkbp:famous_match Zukertort vs. Chigorin
Blackburne vs. Zukertort
Zukertort vs. Steinitz, 1886 World Championship
gptkbp:famous_quote " The best move is the one that wins."
The game of chess is a battle.
" The best way to win is to play the best moves."
gptkbp:famous_rival gptkb:Wilhelm_Steinitz
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Johannes_Zukertort
gptkbp:has_achieved international recognition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zukertort
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Steinitz
modern chess
inspired future players
Developed opening theory
developed opening theory
Influenced the transition to modern chess
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:known_for aggressive tactics
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future generations of players
Pioneered modern chess strategies
pioneered modern chess
Zukertort Opening
gptkbp:lost_the_match_by 5 wins
gptkbp:matches_played World Championship 1886
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Polish
gptkbp:notable_achievement World Chess Champion (unofficial)
First player to challenge for the World Championship
World Chess Championship contender
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:World_Chess_Championship
opening theory
gptkbp:notable_games Zukertort vs. Steinitz, 1886
Zukertort vs. Steinitz 1886
Zukertort vs. Black, 1883
Zukertort vs. Blackburne, 1881
gptkbp:opened Zukertort Opening
Developed new ideas
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Lwów
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London
gptkbp:played_against gptkb:Steinitz
Steinitz in 1886
gptkbp:repertoire 1. e4
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Steinitz
gptkb:Blackburne
gptkbp:strategy Tactical play
gptkbp:style Romantic era
aggressive
positional
Romantic era chess
gptkbp:title International Grandmaster
gptkbp:tournament gptkb:London_1883
gptkbp:was_a_chess_theorist nan
gptkbp:was_a_pioneer_in chess openings
gptkbp:was_known_for his tactical abilities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:first_World_Chess_Champion
gptkb:Steinitz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6