!!!Steinitz, Wilhelm Steinitz, Wilhelm, b. Prague (Czech Republic), May 18, 1836, d. New York (USA), Aug. 12, 1900, chess player. Appointed himself ´world champion´ after his victory over the German master A. Andersen 1866; obtained the official title 1886, when he won against the Russian J. H. Zuckertort, who was living in exile in America. 1894 was defeated by the German E. Lasker. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Steinitz,_Wilhelm|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]