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	Wilhelm Steinitz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Steinitz defended his title from 1886 to 1894, retaining it in four matches against Zuckertort, Mikhail Chigorin (two times) and Isidor Gunsberg.
		Steinitz became a US citizen on November 23, 1888, having resided for five years in New York, and he changed his first name from Wilhelm to William.
		Steinitz is buried in Cemetery of the Evergreens in Brooklyn, New York.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wilhelm_Steinitz (322 words)

	Chess Champion of the World Wilhelm Steinitz
		Steinitz won with the score of 12.5 : 7.5 (+ 10, - 5, =5) and was proclaimed the 1-st official Chess Champion of the World.
		Steinitz is the founder of a teaching that became the turning point in chess development.
		Steinitz came to a conclusion, that many of the combinational attacks were successful only owing to the defence imperfection.
	www.chessebook.com /history_1.php?chem=ste (410 words)

	Bill Wall's Chess Master Profiles - Steinitz
		Steinitz was born lame and grew to barely 5 feet in height.
		Steinitz challenged him to a match and they both agreed that the first person to win ten games would be declared world champion, but that if each won nine games, the title would not be awarded.
		Steinitz was 49 years old (Zukertort was 43) and had been considered the unofficial world champion for the past 20 years.
	www.geocities.com /siliconvalley/lab/7378/steinitz.htm (2511 words)

	World Champion - Wilhelm Steinitz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Steinitz came up with the profound idea that if you have a positional advantage you must attack or risk losing the advantage.
		After defeating Andersson in a match in 1866, Steinitz announced to the world that he was World Champion.Steinitz was "officially" recognized as World Champion in 1886 when he won the first World Championship match ever to be held, against Johann Zukertort of Poland.
		Steinitz was the first great systematic thinker in Chess, pioneering a scientific approach to the game.
	www.chessindia.org /WorldChampions_files/wilhelm_steinitz.html (459 words)

	US Chess History
		In fact, Steinitz spent the last seventeen years of his life as a proud resident and citizen of the United States, and he was a major factor in the development of chess in this country.
		Steinitz made it clear from the moment he became the first official world champion that he considered himself to be an American champion.
		Steinitz was sworn in as a citizen of the United States.
	www.excaliburelectronics.com /history0998.html (409 words)

	The Guide -- A Georgetown Idol
		Steinitz’s judge was being particularly selective, he says, eliminating almost everyone she saw — and half of those she let through were far less talented and destined for the outtakes.
		Steinitz’s callback was held at a different location on Thursday morning, where he and, he estimates, 200 others performed for the show’s executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick.
		Steinitz went outside and calmly told the cameras that he must not be exactly what the judges were looking for this year, a reaction that he knows won’t get him on television — the airtime devoted to audition rejections is reserved for people who cry and throw things, he said.
	www.thehoya.com /guide/082903/guide1.cfm (1111 words)

	Steinitz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Steinitz made a number of conjectures which were later proved by Hall.
		Steinitz is most famous for work which he published in 1910.
		Steinitz also worked on polyhedra and his manuscript on the topic was edited by Rademacher in 1934 after his death.
	www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /~history/Mathematicians/Steinitz.html (344 words)

	IsraelBehindTheNews.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Steinitz warned that "national security is much more important that personal security", and asserted that any cease fire achieved in the short run would come at the expense of the need to strike at the source of the problem.
		According to Dr. Steinitz, Israel had ignored the growth of the Palestinian security forces, from the agreed upon number in the 1993 "declaration of principles" of 9,000 to the agreed upon number of 24,000 under the second Oslo agreement of 1995, to 60,000 Palestinian soldiers are now under arms.
		Steinitz conveyed a message to the media: to relate to the Palestinian Authority as a state in the making that is engaged in a low intensity war with Israel and not as a terror group firing pot-shots at civilians.
	israelvisit.co.il /cgi-bin/friendly.pl?url=May-12-01!yuval (334 words)

	Wilhelm Steinitz
		Steinitz was the first one that understood that Chess has important constrains to creativity, it has a rigid internal logic, and only by understanding this logic is possible to win a game against strong players.
		Although Steinitz theories have been demonstrated to be only guidelines, not to be followed with closed eyes, the rules that he developed are still the backbone of modern Chess strategy.
		Steinitz was 56 already and it was clear however that his best chess was in the past.
	www.chess-poster.com /great_players/steinitz.htm (963 words)

	Wilhelm Steinitz - ChessWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In a letter to his friend shortly before his death, Steinitz expressed regret at having never attempted a contest against the world champion of tap-dancing, who at that time was the Spanish-born American Eduardo Corrochio.
		Steinitz in his final days shortly before his death has been said to have gone insane and claimed that he had played chess over an invisible telephone line with God and defeated him.
		Emanuel Lasker, who took the championship from Steinitz, once said, "I who defeated Steinitz shall do justice to his theories, and I shall avenge the wrongs he suffered." Steinitz died a pauper in New York, a fact noted by Lasker, who was determined to not suffer the same financial ruin as poor Steinitz.
	www.drpribut.com /mwiki/index.php?title=Wilhelm_Steinitz (291 words)

	Wilhelm Steinitz -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Steinitz was world champion from 1886 to 1894, retaining the title in four matches against (Click link for more info and facts about Zukertort) Zukertort, (Click link for more info and facts about Chigorin) Chigorin (two times) and (Click link for more info and facts about Gunsberg) Gunsberg.
		Steinitz became a US citizen on November 23 1888, having resided for five years in (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies) New York, and changed his first name from Wilhelm to William.
		Wilhelm/William Steinitz is buried in (A borough of New York City) Brooklyn.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/wilhelm_steinitz.htm (343 words)

	Steinitz on the 1889 Match (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Steinitz to provide the stakes and to defray all the expenses of a match for the championship of the world to be held under the auspices of that society against any opponent whom the visitor would accept.
		Steinitz accepted the handsome offer on condition that the contest should consist of a limited number of games, as he could not be sure whether his various engagements would allow him to stay at Havana for an indefinite time, which would have been necessary in case many draws occurred.
		Steinitz; on the other hand, it was also agreed that the Steinitz party should again play the Zukertort Opening for the purpose of giving the opponents an opportunity of trying a new line of play.
	members.aol.com /graemecree/chesschamps/games/1889intro.htm (1968 words)

	Chess World Champions - William Steinitz
		Steinitz came to London in 1862 to represent Austria in a tournament.
		Steinitz later claimed that this was the beginning of his world championship reign even though at the time the match occurred there was no suggestion of any title at stake.
		Steinitz was the first chess player to gain money from his tournament and match victories but he did not make enough to retire comfortably.
	www.chesscorner.com /worldchamps/steinitz/steinitz.htm (775 words)

	Wilhelm Steinitz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wilhelm Steinitz (May 17,1836, Prague, Czech Republic (then Austrian Empire) - August 12 1900,New York City, United States) was an Austrian chess player, and the first official World Champion of chess.
		Steinitz was world champion from 1886 to 1894, retaining the title in four matches against Zukertort, Chigorin (two times) and Gunsberg.
		After losing the world title, Steinitz developed severe mental health problems and spent his last years in a number of institutions in New York, making a series of increasingly bizarre claims (including his having played - and won!
	www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Wilhelm_Steinitz (301 words)

	Wilhelm Steinitz (1836-1900) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Perhaps Steinitz felt that there were no new vistas to conquer, since he followed his stunning tournament result in Vienna with a self-imposed nine-year hiatus from chess (the only exception was a 7-0 match rout of Blackburne in 1876).
		Let’s quote Steinitz himself: “Black has altogether neglected the principle of rapid development which was one of the maxims of the old school, and he has deferred castling until he has completed his maneuvers to obtain possession of the adverse center with his Knight.
		Steinitz’s articles (where he discussed these things in detail) and his praxis (which demonstrated their strength), created a whole new breed of chess player.
	www.jeremysilman.com /chess_history/grt_plyr_w_steinitz.html (2426 words)

	Chess Legends - Wilhelm Steinitz (1836 - 1900) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Steinitz belonged to the Morphy era and was elder to him by one year.
		Steinitz was the first systematic thinker and opened the doors of scientific approach breaking the game into its elements and maintaining a thin thread of connectivity between the phases.
		Steinitz emphasized that one has to search for the combination and believed in its existence and seek to discover it.
	www.chathurangam.com /Legends/steinitz.asp (897 words)

	Chessville - Instruction - Annotated Games - Lasker v. Steinitz 1894 Game 9
		Steinitz: As the second player, Black should have been content with the slight advantage arising from doubling the pawns by 12...Nb3+, followed by 13...Rxd8.
		Steinitz: A grave error of judgment to which the loss of the game may fairly be ascribed.
		Steinitz: A beautiful key move to splendid ending play in a series of fine moves carried through by White in a style that can hardly be improved upon.
	www.chessville.com /instruction/Lasker_v_Steinitz/instr_annogames_laskervsteinitz1894g9.htm (742 words)

	Chess -- Chess History And Reminiscences
		Steinitz's high appreciation of proficiency in the game and what is due to one who attains it was once illustrated before a great man at Vienna, who rebuked him for humming whilst playing at chess, saying, "Don't you know that I am the great Banker?" The reply was characteristic of Steinitz.
		Steinitz was so much gratified with the reminder of mine at Simpson's, that three of the greatest minds ever known have had the same initials that he will pardon the little addition joke from Paternoster Row.
		Steinitz has been known to grieve much when he has lost at chess; at Dundee, for example, in 1866 after his defeat by De Vere his friends became alarmed at his woe and disappearance.
	www.101chesstips.com /books/char/book.jsp?p=cq (708 words)

	Chessville - Instruction - Annotated Games - Lasker v. Steinitz 1894 Game 17
		Steinitz: A slow form of a slow opening, transposing the position into a well-known variation of the Four Knights game.
		Steinitz: In entire accordance with theoretical and practical precedence in similar positions, but the progress of the present game will probably tend to indicate that the open f-file does not outweigh the disadvantage of the doubled pawn in the center.
		Steinitz: A sort of non-committal move of a character sometimes adopted in order to add a move to the average allowed under the time limit.
	www.chessville.com /instruction/Lasker_v_Steinitz/instr_annogames_laskervsteinitz1894g17.htm (654 words)

	Benjamin Steinitz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Steinitz, B., Navon A., Berlinger M.J., Klein M. (1993) Expression of insect resistance in in vitro-derived callus tissue infested with Lepidopteran larvae.
		Steinitz, B., Navon A., Berlinger M.J., Mazor M. Carbohydrates supplements to the callus culture medium modify the growth of potato tuber moth larvae feeding on Lycopersicon chmielewskii callus.
		Steinitz, B., Gafni, Y., Cohen, Y., Perea, J.D., Tabib, Y., Navon, A. Insecticidal activity of a cry1A(c) transgene in callus derived from regeneration-recalcitrant cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. In Vitro Cell.
	www.agri.gov.il /People/BenjaminSteinitz.html (352 words)

	NYU School of Law - News, Events & Calendars: J.S.D. Conference
		She completed an LL.M. in international law and legal philosophy at NYU School of Law and is currently pursuing a doctorate (J.S.D.) in international law and legal philosophy at NYU School of Law and working at Latham and Watkins.
		Steinitz served as a post-graduate intern at the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) and as a post-graduate intern and legal researcher at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).
		Prior to her graduate studies, Steinitz was heavily involved in human rights and women's rights work in Israel.
	www.law.nyu.edu /newscalendars/2003_2004/jsdconference/steinitz.html (539 words)

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		Steinitz claimed a return match within a limited period, and Lasker being unable to unwilling to bind himself to a fixed date, Steinitz, upon his own authority, declared Lasker's right to the title void, and re-appropriated it to himself.
		In the meantime the Nuremberg International Tourney was held, in which Steinitz showed a deteriorated form compared with that of St. Petersburg; but the Moscow players having settled the therms for a match between Lasker and Steinitz, had to adhere to the agreement, and the present encounter took places.
		The natural inference is that Steinitz felt he could not have fared better in any other opening against Lasker, for, in his former matches against other opponents, Blackburne and Zukertort for instance, he always changed the openings.
	www.chesscafe.com /text/1896mtch.asc (1106 words)

	William Steinitz 1836 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Steinitz wanted to move the game forward, and so his game philosophy takes on extra significance, because it really did impact the game of chess.
		Steinitz did not keep his positional philosophy to himself, but rather used the chess publications of the time, to outline his new philosophy to players world-wide.
		Steinitz's personality cannot be viewed in isolation to his circumstances both psychologically and physically.
	www.insight.demon.co.uk /Technical_Articles/worldchamps/steinitz/william_steinitz_1836.htm (2993 words)

	1889 World Championship Match (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Since Steinitz desired to further test his Q-B3 line in the Evans Gambit, the colors were reversed for these three games, allowing Tchigorin to have White in two of them.
		Henry Bird, speaking of Steinitz' style, once wrote "Place the contents of the chessbox in your hat, shake them vigorously, pour them on the board at the height of two feet, and you get the style of Steinitz." He could have easily been thinking about this variation when he said it.
		Take a look in the viewer at the dream of a position after White's 30th move, in which Steinitz's entire position is practically being strangled where it stands, and try to imagine that 15 moves later, White will be scrambling to draw an inferior ending, and without having made any overt material-dropping blunders.
	members.aol.com /graemecree/chesschamps/world/world1889.htm (430 words)

	1890/1 World Championship Match (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Steinitz offered a draw to Gunsberg on Move 14, which was refused.
		Steinitz agreed and offered Gunsberg draw odds provided that they play for a small stake.
		Steinitz still felt guilty about taking the draw and explained in print that he felt it was more important to secure victory in the match, rather than risk making a mistake.
	members.aol.com /graemecree/chesschamps/world/world1890-1.htm (440 words)

	NYCHESSKIDS: Wilhelm Steinitz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Steinitz was the first official world chess champion and perhaps the most profound chess thinker of all time.
		By all accounts, Steinitz was a striking figure with short legs, a massive head, powerful shoulders and arms.
		Steinitz had a winning record against many of the best players the game of chess has produced: Pillsbury, Lasker, Chigorin, Zukertort, Blackburne, and Anderssen.
	www.nychesskids.com /files/Steinitz.htm (89 words)

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		The Steinitz defendants filed an amended countercomplaint, asking that the court declare them to be entitled to Jeanne's entire 40% share in the trust and all income therefrom from the date of Jeanne's death, as her surviving lawful issue.
		The Steinitz defendants filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to section 2-615(e) of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-615(e) (West 1994)).
		In particular, the Steinitz defendants contest the trial court's findings that the will established three separate trusts and that the trust under which the Steinitz defendants seek to take was terminated.
	www.state.il.us /court/Opinions/AppellateCourt/1997/1stDistrict/May/WP/1962234.doc (1870 words)

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