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New York, St. Louis & New Orleans · Jan 1886
Steinitz 12½–7½ Zukertort
Steinitz won 12½–7½, the first world champion.
The score gap, game by game: up is Steinitz.
The move that cost the match's loser the most, in a game they lost.
Steinitz v Zukertort · 0–1
37. Nxc4 by Steinitz: chances 52% → 20%
The coach: Rd2 instead (the arrow) — with it, it was about level.
Replay it: Study › Follow a live game › World Championship 1886: Steinitz v Zukertort › Game 4
Each line is White's chances move by move, as the coach saw them; above the middle, White is better. The mark is the costliest move.
46 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Zukertort 90.6, Steinitz 93.9
Costliest move: 33. a5 (Zukertort, 38% → 24%)
46 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Steinitz 90.2, Zukertort 93.7
Costliest move: 41. Kh2 (Steinitz, 28% → 10%)
47 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Zukertort 91.6, Steinitz 89.2
Costliest move: 43... Bd8 (Steinitz, 48% → 27%)
39 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Steinitz 90.9, Zukertort 93.8
Costliest move: 37. Nxc4 (Steinitz, 52% → 20%)
32 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Zukertort 91.8, Steinitz 87.2
Costliest move: 12... Bxe5 (Steinitz, 50% → 36%)
61 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Steinitz 92.0, Zukertort 90.0
Costliest move: 56. a4 (Steinitz, 93% → 64%)
35 moves · d4 d5 c4 e6 · accuracy Zukertort 88.8, Steinitz 93.2
Costliest move: 29. Bc4 (Zukertort, 48% → 20%)
22 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Steinitz 93.5, Zukertort 96.1
Costliest move: 14... Bf6 (Zukertort, 64% → 51%)
38 moves · d4 d5 c4 e6 · accuracy Zukertort 88.2, Steinitz 93.3
Costliest move: 31. Rg6 (Zukertort, 35% → 19%)
21 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Steinitz 96.6, Zukertort 96.5
No move cost more than 12%.
42 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Zukertort 90.5, Steinitz 93.8
Costliest move: 31... Ke7 (Steinitz, 100% → 63%)
44 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Steinitz 93.4, Zukertort 91.3
Costliest move: 20... Nd6 (Zukertort, 52% → 40%)
86 moves · d4 d5 c4 e6 · accuracy Zukertort 93.3, Steinitz 91.2
Costliest move: 41... Rxe1+ (Steinitz, 73% → 53%)
48 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Steinitz 93.4, Zukertort 93.1
Costliest move: 46. Bg7 (Steinitz, 51% → 34%)
49 moves · d4 d5 c4 e6 · accuracy Zukertort 90.3, Steinitz 92.2
Costliest move: 41. h7 (Zukertort, 46% → 24%)
49 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Steinitz 92.3, Zukertort 89.1
Costliest move: 19... Rfd8 (Zukertort, 64% → 49%)
52 moves · d4 d5 c4 e6 · accuracy Zukertort 92.0, Steinitz 93.9
Costliest move: 49. Rc7 (Zukertort, 50% → 30%)
40 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Steinitz 90.7, Zukertort 87.6
Costliest move: 36... Ne7 (Zukertort, 37% → 11%)
29 moves · d4 d5 c4 e6 · accuracy Zukertort 84.3, Steinitz 88.4
Costliest move: 20. f3 (Zukertort, 38% → 13%)
19 moves · e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 · accuracy Steinitz 92.1, Zukertort 82.8
Costliest move: 12... Nf5 (Zukertort, 52% → 28%)
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