World Chess Championship 1886

World Chess Championship 1886

	Wilheilm Steinitz	Johannes Zukertort
	Wilhelm Steinitz	Johannes Zukertort
	10 Scores 5 Game 1 1 ← 46 moves 0 Game 2 0 46 moves → 1 Game 3 0 47 moves → 1 Game 4 0 39 moves → 1 Game 5 0 32 moves → 1 Game 6 1 ← 61 moves 0 Game 7 1 ← 35 moves 0 Game 8 ½ 22 move draw ½ Game 9 1 ← 38 moves 0 Game 10 ½ 21 move draw ½ Game 11 1 ← 42 moves 0 Game 12 1 ← 44 moves 0 Game 13 0 86 moves → 1 Game 14 ½ 48 move draw ½ Game 15 ½ 49 move draw ½ Game 16 1 ← 49 moves 0 Game 17 ½ 52 move draw ½ Game 18 1 ← 40 moves 0 Game 19 1 ← 29 moves 0 Game 20 1 ← 19 moves 0
	Born 14 May 1836 49 years old	Born 7 September 1842 43 years old

The World Chess Championship 1886 was the first official World Chess Championship match contested by Wilhelm Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort. The match took place in the United States from 11 January to 29 March, the first five games being played in New York City, the next four being played in St. Louis and the final eleven in New Orleans. The winner was the first player to achieve ten wins. Wilhelm Steinitz won the match 10–5, winning his tenth game in the twentieth game of the match. There were five draws.