Who was the world's first chess champion?

mibmob

I think he was Czech, mate. Apr 27 04, 8:51 AM

shady shaker

He had to pawn his gold watch to pay for the trip from the castle where he lived to the championship venue. While there, he stayed at the Bishop's home. Unfortunately, he didn't get a good knight's sleep, because of the noisy rooks outside his window. This despite the fact that the Bishop had provided him with a very comfortable queen-sized bed Apr 27 04, 9:02 AM

rlaj

The first international chess tournament was the London Tourney of 1851, won by Adolf Anderssen of Germany. http://math.uww.edu/faculty/mcfarlat/177hist.htm [Apr 27 04 9:33 AM] rlaj writes: The first OFFICIAL championship chess tournament was played in 1866, also in London, with sandclocks to restrict the length of a game. This tournament was won by Steinitz, a Bohemian (Czechoslovakian) Jew, who then became the world's first OFFICIAL chess champion, holding this title until 1894. Apr 27 04, 9:28 AM

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