World Chess Championship :: Havana 1889

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Match results

name Flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 pts + = -
Steinitz, William USA 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 ½ 10½ 10 1 6
Chigorin, Mikhail RUS 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 6 1 10





Information

World Chess Championship
Dates: 20th January - 24th February 1889
City: Havana (Cuba)
Venue:
Organizers: Havana Chess Club
Chief Arbiter:
Competition format: The winner was the first player to score 10½ points. In the event of a 10-10 tie, the defending champion would retain the title.
Time control:
Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_1889
Other websites: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=53815
http://www.thechesspedia.com/world-championship-matches/steinitz-chigorin-1889/
PGN game file: wc1889-wch.pgn