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Wilhelm Steinitz

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Date of birth May 17,1836
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Prague
Czechia
Date of died August 12,1900
DiedNew York
New York
United States
World Champion1886–1894 (undisputed; with earlier dates debated)
Place of burialThe Evergreens Cemetery, New York, United States
ParentsAnna Steinitz
Josef Salamon Steinitz
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About Wilhelm Steinitz


Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian and later American chess master, and the first undisputed World Chess Champion, from 1886 to 1894. He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician.

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