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World Chess Championship 1886: Steinitz vs Zukertort
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JesseKraai
Nov 18, 2019
10 min
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We've now reached the start of the first official world chess championship, with the legendary Steinitz taking the crown. But the match wasn't a coronation. His opponent Zukertort was also strong, and won this game with a dangerous, romantic attack.