Bobby Fischer is regarded with respect and warmth by today's grandmasters for his effective efforts to professionalize chess. The improved physical conditions of today's top matches and tournaments as ...

Here’s a look at some of the most important and memorable moments in the history of chess. By Daniel Naroditsky Chess at the world championship level can often feel very static. Wilhelm Steinitz, ...

Take on Wilhelm Steinitz in a recreation of a 4th World Championship game in Havana, 1892. Solve for the best series of moves. By Daniel Naroditsky See more of our coverage in your search ...

Chess has sometimes been termed “the Jewish National Game” due to the extraordinary number of great Jewish grandmasters. One such was Wilhelm Steinitz, who ranked as first undisputed world chess ...

Wilhelm Steinitz was “a fat phlegmatic little man, with a fine forehead and mussed hair and clothes,” according to one newspaper account. He was also the favorite at the inaugural world chess ...

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) will be joining hands with Chess24.com to hold the first FIDE Online Steinitz Memorial tournament. The event is being held in memory of Wilhelm Steinitz (1836 ...