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World Chess Championship
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New York/St.Louis/New Orleans, I-III, 1886.
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| Zukertort J | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | 1 | = | = | 0 | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | |
| Steinitz W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | = | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 0 | = | = | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.5 |
This was the first match for the title of World Chess Champion accepted by all chess historians. In 1886 Steinitz was considered the best player in the world, and Zukertort was considered the second best. In 1872, the two players had met in a match which Steinitz won by the score of +7-1=4. Some historians consider the 1872 match to be the first world championship match. Steinitz considered himself to be World Champion after his +8-6=0 win against Anderssen in 1866.
The winner would be the first to win ten games. A 9-9 tie would mean neither player would gain the title of World Champion.
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