Strong tournaments played by World Champion #1 - Wilhelm Steinitz

 Wilhelm Steinitz

World Champion: 1886-1894

Timeframe covered: 1862-1899 (38 years)

Total tournaments played: 16 (5 wins)

Total tournaments played as World Champion: None

Year

Tournament

Players

Rank

Other Top 10 Players

Score

Points

Position

1862

London

14

Unrated

#1, #2, #7

+3   (draws replayed, 2 forfeit wins)

8/13

6

1865

Dublin

5

#3

#10

+4   (draws replayed)

4/4

1

1867

Paris

13

#1

#3

+18

(draws counted as 0)

18/24

3

1867

Dundee

10

#3

#2, #6

+5

7/9

2

1870

Baden-Baden

10

#3

#1, #2, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9

+5

10.5/16

2

1872

London

8

#1

#5, #6, #9, #10

 +7   (draws replayed)

7/7

1

1873

Vienna

12

#1

#2, #3, #6, #9

     +9       (1 point given for victory in a 3-game mini-match)

10/11

1 (pl)

1882

Vienna

18

Unrated (inactive)

#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #10

+14

24/34

=1 (pl)

1883

London

14

#1

#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7

+12

19/26

2

1894

New York

11

#4

 

+7

8.5/10

1

1895

Hastings

22

#3

#1, #2, #4, #6, #7, #8, #9

+5

13/21

5

1895/96

St Petersburg

4

#4

#1, #3, #5

+1

9.5/18

2

1896

Nuremberg

19

#4

#1, #2, #3, #5, #7

+4

11/18

6

1898

Vienna

20

#6

#2, #3, #4, #5,

#7, #9

+11

23.5/36

4

1898

Cologne

16

#5

#4, #6, #8, #9

+4

9.5/15

5

1899

London

15

#4

#1, #3, #5, #7, #9

-5

10.5/26

=10


*New York 1894 - Pillsbury ranked #9 for 1894 according to Edo Historical Ratings

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