World Chess Championship 1892
Chess game between Wilhelm Steinitz and Michael Chigorin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The fourth World Chess Championship was held in Havana from 1 January to 28 February 1892. Defending champion William Steinitz narrowly defeated challenger Mikhail Chigorin.
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Wilhelm Steinitz | Mikhail Chigorin | |||||
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Born 14 May 1836 55 years old |
Born 12 November 1850 41 years old | |||||
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This was Steinitz' fourth successive world championship match victory, and his second against Chigorin. He had previously defeated Johannes Zukertort in 1886, Chigorin in 1889 and Isidor Gunsberg in 1891.