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    Wilhelm Steinitz

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    Wilhelm (later William) Steinitz (  – ) was an Austrian (Czech, born in Prague) and later American chess Master player, and the first undisputed World Chess Champion from to He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician.

    Steinitz lost his title to Emanuel Lasker in , and also lost a rematch in – Steinitz was unbeaten in match play for 32 years, from to As a chess professional he played at all important international chess tournaments since Steinitz was also a prolific writer on chess, and discussing new ideas vigorously. He was the target of anti-Semitic abuse, and moved to the United States in to escape this. He died in

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    Perhaps, only in a collection of classic games can one come across William Ewart Napier today. His famous game against Emanuel Lasker in Cambridge Springs, , seems about the only footprint he has left in chess history. Yet, he was a very strong master who far surpassed expectations of him as an amateur. He was a loss to chess when he left the game permanently for another career.

    Napier was born in East Dulwich, Surrey, England on January 17, His parents migrated to the United States when he was five. From , the Napiers lived in Brooklyn, and William met the best chess players of the country.

    Napier scored his earliest successes in simultaneous games, beating, among others, Jackson Showalter, then the United States Champion. In , he became a member of the Brooklyn Chess Club and won the club championship of that year. Later that same year, he played a race to seven match against Frank Marshall. Marshall, the New York State Junior Champion, was four years older than Napier, but Napi

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    Wilhelm Steinitz

    Austrian-American chess player (–)

    William Steinitz (born Wilhelm Steinitz; May 14, &#;– August 12, ) was a Bohemian-Austrian, and later American, chess player. From to , he was the first World Chess Champion. He was also a highly influential writer and chess theoretician.

    When discussing chess history from the s onwards, commentators have debated whether Steinitz could be effectively considered the champion from an earlier time, perhaps as early as Steinitz lost his title to Emanuel Lasker in , and lost a rematch in –

    Statistical rating systems give Steinitz a rather low ranking among world champions, mainly because he took several long breaks from competitive play. However, an analysis based on one of these rating systems shows that he was one of the most dominant players in the history of the game. Steinitz was unbeaten in match play for 32 years, from to

    Although Steinitz became "world number one" by winning in the all-out attacking style that was