Historedia
Person

Wilhelm Steinitz

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1886

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Wilhelm Steinitz, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Event of 1886: Wilhelm Steinitz becomes the first recognized World Chess Champion.

    1886

    Role: Winner

    1. 1886 · United States1886 World Chess Championship

      Steinitz defeated Zukertort in the first official World Chess Championship match held in the United States.

Sources

  1. World Chess Championship 1886 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19