World Chess Championship 1892
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The fourth World Chess Championship
was held in Havana
between January 1 and February 28, 1892. Holder William Steinitz
narrowly defeated challenger Mikhail Chigorin
.
The score was 10-10 after twenty games, so both players continued until one had won ten games.
World Chess Championship
The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the board game chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest this title....
was held in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
between January 1 and February 28, 1892. Holder William Steinitz
Wilhelm Steinitz
Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian and then American chess player and the first undisputed world chess champion from 1886 to 1894. From the 1870s onwards, commentators have debated whether Steinitz was effectively the champion earlier...
narrowly defeated challenger Mikhail Chigorin
Mikhail Chigorin
Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin also was a leading Russian chess player...
.
Results
The match was of twenty games; the first player to score 10 ½ or win ten games would win the Championship. In the event of a 10-10 tie, the players would continue until one had won ten games. If it reached a draw of nine games each, Steinitz would retain the title.| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Points | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 10½ | 8 | |
| 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 12 ½ | 10 |
The score was 10-10 after twenty games, so both players continued until one had won ten games.