Williams Steinitz, 1st World Chess Champion (1886-1894) The match between William Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort in 1886 was the first chess match for the ‘World Chess Championship’. Steinitz won, and has since been considered the first official world champion in chess history.
In 1894, he lost the title in a match against Emanuel Lasker. William Steinitz, born in 1836 in the ghetto of Prague, then Austria, came to Vienna in 1858, and soon became one of the best chess players in the city. In 1862, he moved to the chess stronghold of London and made a name for himself by defeating the other top players of the world in competitions. Steinitz is considered the founder of modern chess theory. He analysed master games, formulated rules and laid the foundations for the modern strategic-positional school of chess, which replaced the ‘romantic’ style, characterised by stormy attacks on the king. William Steinitz was not only a prolific player, but also a prolific writer. He wrote a chess column in ‘The Field’ in London. After moving to the USA, he published the chess magazines ‘The International Chess Magazine’ and ‘The Modern Chess Instructor’. In opening theory, variations in the Spanish Game, the Scotch Game and the French Defence are named after Steinitz. In this video course, experts including Dorian Rogozenco, Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller and Oliver Reeh, examine the games of William Steinitz. Let them show you which openings Steinitz chose to play, where his strength in middlegames were, or how he outplayed his opponents in the endgame. Finally, you’ll get a glimpse of his tactical abilities in the Tactics section.
Running time: 8 hours
Born in Prague in 1836, Steinitz left his mark on chess life in Vienna and London, where he defeated the best players of his time and excelled as a theorist, author and publicist. His ideas live on in numerous opening variations, from the Spanish Game to the Scottish and the French Defence.
In this video course, a team of experts consisting of four international title holders show you the highlights of Wilhelm Steinitz's career:
- inspiring opening variations
- strategic masterpieces
- groundbreaking endgame techniques
- brilliant combinations of the first world champion
Immerse yourself in the world of "modern chess" - and learn from the man who changed everything!
Windows 10 or higher
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