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Jewish Biography: Wilhelm Steinitz, First World Chess Champion - San Diego Jewish World

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In 1886, the first match in history for the title of World Chess Champion took place in the USA. Steinitz's opponent was the strongest player of that time, Johannes Hermann Zukertort. Zukertort was a German and later British chess player, the son of a Prussian Lutheran pastor, a baptized Jew, and a missionary who spread Protestantism among the Jews.
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San Diego Jewish World broke the news in on Monday, June 9, 2025.
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