World Chess Championship 1892

World Chess Championship 1892

	Defending champion	Challenger
	Wilheilm Steinitz	Mikhail Chigorin
	Wilhelm Steinitz	Mikhail Chigorin
	12½ Scores 10½ Game 1 0 31 moves → 1 Game 2 ½ 32 move draw ½ Game 3 ½ 32 move draw ½ Game 4 1 ← 28 moves 0 Game 5 ½ 55 move draw ½ Game 6 1 ← 47 moves 0 Game 7 0 28 moves → 1 Game 8 0 24 moves → 1 Game 9 ½ 34 move draw ½ Game 10 0 30 moves → 1 Game 11 1 ← 45 moves 0 Game 12 0 26 moves → 1 Game 13 1 ← 38 moves 0 Game 14 1 ← 33 moves 0 Game 15 0 47 moves → 1 Game 16 1 ← 38 moves 0 Game 17 0 39 moves → 1 Game 18 1 ← 39 moves 0 Game 19 0 32 moves → 1 Game 20 1 ← 41 moves 0 Game 21 ½ 47 move draw ½ Game 22 1 ← 49 moves 0 Game 23 1 ← 32 moves 0
	Born 14 May 1836 55 years old	Born 12 November 1850 41 years old

The fourth World Chess Championship was held in Havana from 1 January to 28 February 1892. Defending champion William Steinitz narrowly defeated challenger Mikhail Chigorin. This was Steinitz' fourth successive world championship match victory, and his second against Chigorin. He had previously defeated Johannes Zukertort in 1886, Chigorin in 1889 and Isidor Gunsberg in 1891.

Following their world championship match in 1889, and their Evans Gambit cable match in 1890–91, the championship got underway at the beginning of 1892, beginning with a decisive win by Chigorin with the Evans Gambit. By the 19th game, Steinitz had a 1-point lead, but Chigorin brought the match to tied. Steinitz ended up reaching the 10-point winning threshold by winning the 22nd and 23rd games.