Wilhelm Steinitz
1st World Chess Champion · Romantic era · Austria · 1836–1900
The first World Champion, and the father of positional chess.
Career In The Collection
583Games
318Wins
118Draws
147Losses
65%Score
1859–1899Active
Head-to-Head Records
| Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Chigorin | 58 | 26 | 8 | 24 | view games |
| Emanuel Lasker | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | view games |
| Joseph Blackburne | 35 | 19 | 7 | 9 | view games |
| Johannes Zukertort | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | view games |
| Adolf Anderssen | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | view games |
| Harry Nelson Pillsbury | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | view games |
| Carl Schlechter | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | view games |
| Louis Paulsen | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | view games |
| Geza Maroczy | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | view games |
| Siegbert Tarrasch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | view games |
583 Games · Page 3 of 3
- 1872 vs Joseph Blackburne Black London it C52 0-1
- 1872 vs Fisher Black GBR tour sim C23 0-1
- 1872 vs Grand Black London it C52 1-0
- 1872 vs Grand Black London it C52 0-1
- 1872 vs Gray White GBR tour sim C52 1-0
- 1872 vs George Alcock MacDonnell White London it C31 1-0
- 1872 vs Johannes Zukertort Black London m C52 1/2-1/2
- 1872 vs Johannes Zukertort White London m C25 1-0
- 1872 vs Johannes Zukertort Black London m C52 0-1
- 1872 vs Johannes Zukertort White London m A09 1-0
- 1872 vs Johannes Zukertort White London m C37 1-0
- 1872 vs Johannes Zukertort White London m C52 1-0
- 1871 vs Eschwege White GBR tour sim C25 1-0
- 1871 vs Philipp Hirschfeld White GBR tour sim C29 1-0
- 1871 vs James Innes Minchin White GBR tour sim C25 1/2-1/2
- 1871 vs N. Potter White GBR tour sim B00 1-0
- 1871 vs Sich White GBR tour sim C30 1-0
- 1871 vs Sich White GBR tour sim C30 1-0
- 1870 vs Adolf Anderssen Black Baden-Baden C51 1-0
- 1870 vs Adolf Anderssen White Baden-Baden C30 0-1
- 1870 vs Anthony White GBR tour sim C29 1/2-1/2
- 1870 vs Henry Edward Bird White GBR tour sim C51 1-0
- 1870 vs Joseph Blackburne Black Baden-Baden C51 1/2-1/2
- 1870 vs Joseph Blackburne White Baden-Baden C30 0-1
- 1870 vs Cecil Valentine De Vere White Baden-Baden B46 1-0
- 1870 vs Cecil Valentine De Vere Black Baden-Baden C60 0-1
- 1870 vs Linton White GBR tour sim C51 1-0
- 1870 vs Gustav Richard Neumann Black Baden-Baden A83 0-1
- 1870 vs Gustav Richard Neumann White Baden-Baden C29 1-0
- 1870 vs NN White GBR tour sim C31 1-0
- 1870 vs Louis Paulsen Black Baden-Baden C46 0-1
- 1870 vs Louis Paulsen White Baden-Baden C25 1-0
- 1870 vs CE. Ranken White GBR tour sim C30 0-1
- 1870 vs Samuel Rosenthal White Baden-Baden C25 1-0
- 1870 vs Samuel Rosenthal Black Baden-Baden C45 1/2-1/2
- 1870 vs Adolf Stern Black Baden-Baden+ C60 1/2-1/2
- 1870 vs Adolf Stern White Baden-Baden+ B54 1-0
- 1870 vs Johannes Von Minckwitz Black Baden-Baden C51 1/2-1/2
- 1870 vs Johannes Von Minckwitz White Baden-Baden C25 0-1
- 1870 vs Walsh White GBR tour sim B30 1-0
- 1870 vs Szymon Winawer White Baden-Baden C25 1-0
- 1869 vs Joseph Blackburne White London it B24 1-0
- 1869 vs John Wisker Black London it C44 0-1
- 1868 vs Jonathan Baker White GBR tour sim B00 0-1
- 1868 vs Joseph Blackburne White GBR-ch C01 1/2-1/2
- 1867 vs CM. Baxter White Dundee C30 1/2-1/2
- 1867 vs J. Czarnowski White Paris it B15 1-0
- 1867 vs Jules Arnous De Riviere Black Paris it C60 0-1
- 1867 vs Cecil Valentine De Vere Black Dundee C67 1-0
- 1867 vs Cecil Valentine De Vere White Paris it B00 1-0
- 1867 vs James Fraser Mitchell White Dundee m C30 0-1
- 1867 vs James Fraser Mitchell Black Dundee m C51 1/2-1/2
- 1867 vs James Fraser Mitchell White Dundee m C30 1-0
- 1867 vs James Fraser Mitchell Black Dundee m C52 1/2-1/2
- 1867 vs Sigfred From White Paris it C31 1-0
- 1867 vs Celso Golmayo Zupide White Paris it B24 1-0
- 1867 vs S. Hamel White Dundee B01 1-0
- 1867 vs Ignatz Kolisch White Paris it C38 0-1
- 1867 vs Ignatz Kolisch Black Paris it C45 1/2-1/2
- 1867 vs Sam Loyd White Paris it C25 1-0
- 1867 vs Gustav Richard Neumann White Dundee C25 1-0
- 1867 vs Gustav Richard Neumann Black Paris it C51 1/2-1/2
- 1867 vs Eugene Rousseau White Paris it C25 1-0
- 1867 vs R. Scott White Dundee C15 1-0
- 1867 vs Szymon Winawer White Paris it C01 1-0
- 1866 vs Adolf Anderssen Black London m1 C51 1-0
- 1866 vs Adolf Anderssen White London m1 C30 1-0
- 1866 vs Adolf Anderssen Black London m1 C65 0-1
- 1866 vs Adolf Anderssen Black London m1 C51 1-0
- 1866 vs Adolf Anderssen Black London m1 C51 1-0
- 1866 vs Adolf Anderssen White London m1 C37 1-0
- 1866 vs Adolf Anderssen Black London m1 C51 0-1
- 1866 vs Adolf Anderssen White London m1 C37 1-0
- 1866 vs Adolf Anderssen Black London m1 C51 0-1
- 1866 vs Adolf Anderssen Black London m1 C51 0-1
- 1866 vs Adolf Anderssen White London m1 C37 0-1
- 1866 vs Adolf Anderssen White London m1 B20 0-1
- 1866 vs Adolf Anderssen White London m1 C37 1-0
- 1866 vs Adolf Anderssen White London m1 B20 0-1
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird White London m2 C10 1-0
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird Black London m2 C65 1-0
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird White London m2 C10 1/2-1/2
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird White London m2 C10 0-1
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird White London m2 C14 0-1
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird Black London m2 C65 1/2-1/2
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird Black London m2 A02 0-1
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird White London m2 C29 1-0
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird White London m2 C01 1/2-1/2
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird Black London m2 C65 0-1
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird Black London m2 C62 1-0
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird White London m2 C01 1-0
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird White London m2 C10 1-0
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird White London m2 C00 1-0
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird Black London m2 C65 1/2-1/2
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird Black London m2 C67 1-0
- 1866 vs Henry Edward Bird Black London m2 C65 1/2-1/2
- 1865 vs W. Bolt White Dublin C28 1-0
- 1865 vs Francis Burden White London it C25 1-0
- 1865 vs E. Cordner White Dublin C36 1-0
- 1865 vs Duffy White London it C51 1-0
- 1865 vs George Alcock MacDonnell Black Dublin C67 1/2-1/2
- 1865 vs George Alcock MacDonnell White Dublin C41 1-0
- 1865 vs NN Black London it C33 0-1
- 1865 vs J. Robey Black London it C51 1-0
- 1865 vs JOH. Taylor Black London it C52 1/2-1/2
- 1865 vs JOH. Taylor Black London it C52 0-1
- 1864 vs Valentine Green White London m6364 C39 1-0
- 1864 vs Valentine Green White London m6364 C39 1-0
- 1864 vs Valentine Green White London m6364 C30 1-0
- 1864 vs Valentine Green Black London m6364 C55 0-1
- 1864 vs Valentine Green Black London m6364 A00 0-1
- 1864 vs Valentine Green Black London m6364 A03 1/2-1/2
- 1863 vs Joseph Blackburne Black London m-A6263 A82 1/2-1/2
- 1863 vs Joseph Blackburne Black London m-A6263 C67 1/2-1/2
- 1863 vs Joseph Blackburne Black London m-A6263 C51 1-0
- 1863 vs Joseph Blackburne Black London m-A6263 A83 0-1
- 1863 vs Frederic Deacon White London m-B6263 C51 1-0
- 1863 vs Frederic Deacon White London m-B6263 C33 1/2-1/2
- 1863 vs Frederic Deacon Black London m-B6263 C30 0-1
- 1863 vs Frederic Deacon White London m-B6263 C40 0-1
- 1863 vs Frederic Deacon White London m-B6263 C51 1-0
- 1863 vs Frederic Deacon Black London m-B6263 A02 0-1
- 1863 vs Frederic Deacon White London m-B6263 C39 1-0
- 1863 vs Frederic Deacon Black London m-B6263 D15 0-1
- 1863 vs Frederic Deacon Black London m-B6263 C51 1-0
- 1863 vs Frederic Deacon Black London m-B6263 C39 1-0
- 1863 vs Frederic Deacon White London m-B6263 C39 1-0
- 1863 vs Augustus Mongredien White London C39 1/2-1/2
- 1863 vs Augustus Mongredien White London B06 1-0
- 1863 vs Rock White London C52 1-0
- 1862 vs Adolf Anderssen White London mt D11 0-1
- 1862 vs Adolf Anderssen Black London mt C67 1-0
- 1862 vs Adolf Anderssen White London mt C37 0-1
- 1862 vs Adolf Anderssen Black London mt C51 0-1
- 1862 vs Adolf Anderssen White London mt C50 0-1
- 1862 vs Thomas Wilson Barnes White London mt B40 1-0
- 1862 vs Henry Edward Bird White London-B C55 0-1
- 1862 vs Joseph Blackburne White London mt B00 1-0
- 1862 vs Joseph Blackburne White London mt C01 0-1
- 1862 vs Joseph Blackburne White London mt C01 1-0
- 1862 vs Joseph Blackburne Black London mt C51 0-1
- 1862 vs Serafino Dubois White London m2 C51 1-0
- 1862 vs Serafino Dubois White London m2 C51 1/2-1/2
- 1862 vs Serafino Dubois Black London m2 C54 1-0
- 1862 vs Serafino Dubois Black London mt C50 0-1
- 1862 vs Serafino Dubois Black London m2 C45 0-1
- 1862 vs Serafino Dubois Black London m2 C33 0-1
- 1862 vs Serafino Dubois White London m2 C41 1-0
- 1862 vs Serafino Dubois Black London m2 C45 1-0
- 1862 vs Serafino Dubois White London m2 C51 0-1
- 1862 vs Serafino Dubois Black London m2 C50 0-1
- 1862 vs Valentine Green Black London mt B40 0-1
- 1862 vs Valentine Green Black London mt C54 1/2-1/2
- 1862 vs Valentine Green White London mt C39 1/2-1/2
- 1862 vs James Hannah White London mt C01 1-0
- 1862 vs George Alcock MacDonnell Black London mt C51 1/2-1/2
- 1862 vs George Alcock MacDonnell Black London mt C44 1-0
- 1862 vs Augustus Mongredien White London mt B01 1-0
- 1862 vs John Owen Black London mt A10 1-0
- 1862 vs John Owen White London mt B40 1/2-1/2
- 1862 vs Louis Paulsen White London mt B27 0-1
- 1862 vs Pilhal White Vienna C52 1-0
- 1862 vs J. Robey White London mt C30 1-0
- 1862 vs J. Wilson White London-B C39 1-0
- 1860 vs Carl Hamppe Black Vienna C23 0-1
- 1860 vs E. Jeney Black Vienna m1 C54 1-0
- 1860 vs E. Jeney White Vienna m1 D32 1-0
- 1860 vs E. Jeney Black Vienna m1 C55 0-1
- 1860 vs E. Jeney White Vienna m1 D32 0-1
- 1860 vs Max Lange White Vienna m2 C37 1-0
- 1860 vs Max Lange White Vienna m2 C44 1-0
- 1860 vs Max Lange White Vienna m2 C25 1-0
- 1860 vs Philipp Meitner White Vienna C55 1-0
- 1860 vs Reiner White Vienna m4 C51 1-0
- 1860 vs Reiner Black Vienna m4 C44 0-1
- 1860 vs Reiner White Vienna m4 C51 1-0
- 1860 vs Strauss Black Vienna m3 C51 0-1
- 1860 vs Strauss White Vienna m3 C29 1-0
- 1860 vs Strauss White Vienna m3 C52 1-0
- 1859 vs Carl Hamppe Black Vienna C29 0-1
- 1859 vs Lenhof Black Vienna C23 0-1
- 1859 vs Lenhof White Vienna C52 1-0
- 1859 vs Philipp Meitner White Vienna C52 1-0
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