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Wilhelm Steinitz in the endgame.

286 endgames of Wilhelm Steinitz, each evaluated by Stockfish at its start. 88 began equal – they brought 51.7 % of the points and 20 wins.

All endgames of Wilhelm Steinitz →

How it began – and how it ended

Every endgame of Wilhelm Steinitz by the value Stockfish gives its start – from the side of Wilhelm Steinitz –, and what became of it.

  1. Clearly worse (−1.5 and less) 61 · 12.3 %
  2. Slightly worse 6 · 25 %
  3. Equal (±0.5) 88 · 51.7 %
  4. Slightly better 15 · 80 %
  5. Clearly better (+1.5 and more) 116 · 94.4 %

won drawn lost

By endgame family
Rook and minor piece15765 %13
Queen and piece9056.7 %4
Minor pieces2360.9 %3
Rook endgames1656.3 %0

Wilhelm Steinitz against World champions

Points per endgame family – the family the endgame began in. Only families with at least ten endgames.

All endgames287 games · 16 positions in the trainer 61.7% 63.2%
Rook endgames16 games · 5 positions in the trainer 56.3% 61.9%
Minor pieces23 games 60.9% 61.4%
Rook and minor piece157 games · 2 positions in the trainer 65% 63.5%
Queen and piece91 games 57.1% 63.5%

Wilhelm SteinitzWorld champions

A click on a row shows only the positions of Wilhelm Steinitz from these endgames in the trainer.

2 turning points the tablebase found in these endgames

By time control

The same endgames, split into classical, rapid and blitz games – each beside the own group.

Classical287 games 61.7% 63.8%

Wilhelm SteinitzWorld champions

chessophia recognizes the time control by the name of the event (“Blitz”, “Rapid” …); all other games count as classical.

Won from equality 20

20 endgames Wilhelm Steinitz began without an advantage – Stockfish saw at most half a pawn for either side – and won them all the same. Here the 20 with the lowest starting value.

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: −0.05 – White: Kg1, Rd1, Rf3, g2, b3, a4, c4, d4, d5; Black: Kg8, Re8, Bd7, e3, a6, d6, h6, b7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.05 → won

Lenhof – Wilhelm Steinitz
Vienna 1859 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 35 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: −0.01 – White: Kg1, Qe2, Rf1, a2, b2, c2, g2, h2, d5, e5; Black: Kg8, Qh6, Re8, f5, a6, b7, c7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.01 → won

Wilhelm Steinitz – George Alcock MacDonnell
London 1872 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 24 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: 0.0 – White: Kg2, Rh4, Bd3, a2, b2, c3, d4, g6; Black: Kh6, Re6, Ne7, d5, a6, b7, c78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Wilhelm Steinitz – James Hannah
BCA-05.Kongress 1862 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: 0.0 – White: Kf2, Re1, Be4, a2, g2, h2, b3, d5, f5; Black: Kg7, Rd8, Ng8, e5, g5, h5, b6, f6, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Wilhelm Steinitz – Joseph Henry Blackburne
London m2 1863 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: 0.0 – White: Kg2, Re2, Nf1, c2, a3, f3, b4, g4; Black: Kg5, Rh7, Bd6, b5, d5, c6, g6, b71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Henry Bird – Wilhelm Steinitz
London m2 1866 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 46 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: 0.0 – White: Kg2, Re3, Bf3, a2, b2, f4, g4, e5; Black: Kg8, Rd4, Be6, b5, c5, a6, g6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Henry Bird – Wilhelm Steinitz
Vienna 1873 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: 0.0 – White: Kh2, Rf2, Rg5; Black: Kc7, Qg6, Ra3, h3, b5, e5, c6, b7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Joseph Henry Blackburne – Wilhelm Steinitz
London m1 1876 · Queen and rook vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 48 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rf7, Nf5, b2, h2, c3, g3, a4, d4; Black: Kb7, Ra8, Bc1, g4, a5, h5, a6, c78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Wilhelm Steinitz – Dion M. Martinez
Philadelphia m2 1882 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 43 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rc1, Bh3, h2, b3, g3, a5; Black: Ke7, Rd7, Bd5, d4, e4, b5, a6, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Celso Golmayo Zupide – Wilhelm Steinitz
Havana m 1883 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qb3, Rc5, f2, g2, h3, a4, d5; Black: Kg8, Qe5, Rd6, e4, f4, a5, h6, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Harry Nelson Pillsbury – Wilhelm Steinitz
St Petersburg 9596 1895 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 39 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: 0.0 – White: Kf2, Rd4, Bd1, b2, h2, f3, a4, c4, d5; Black: Kg8, Rb3, Rd8, a5, c5, g5, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Rudolf Charousek – Wilhelm Steinitz
Nuremberg 1896 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 34 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +0.02 – White: Kh1, Qg2, Rf7, Ne6, a2, h2; Black: Kh8, Qd7, c3, c6, a7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+0.02 → won

David Graham Baird – Wilhelm Steinitz
Vienna 1898 · Queen, rook and knight vs. queen

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +0.04 – White: Kh1, Re1, Na7, f2, h3; Black: Kh7, Rh2, Nh4, f4, h6, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+0.04 → won

Adolf Anderssen – Wilhelm Steinitz
London m1 1866 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 44 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +0.25 – White: Kg1, Rd1, Bb3, a2, b2, c2, g2, h2, f4; Black: Kf6, Re8, Bg4, d5, c6, g6, a7, c7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+0.25 → won

Emanuel Schiffers – Wilhelm Steinitz
Vienna 1898 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 24 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +0.26 – White: Ke2, Ba7, Nd3, a2, b2, g2, h4; Black: Kf7, Bc2, Bf8, g4, f5, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+0.26 → won

Wilhelm Steinitz – Joseph Henry Blackburne
London m1 1876 · Two bishops vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +0.34 – White: Kg1, Ra1, Ne2, h2, a3, c3, f3, g3; Black: Kg8, Ra4, Bh3, h6, a7, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+0.34 → won

Wilhelm Steinitz – Celso Golmayo Zupide
Paris 1867 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 28 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +0.43 – White: Kg1, Rf4, Bd3, a2, c2, g2, h2, b3, e4; Black: Kg7, Re8, Bf7, c5, h5, d6, g6, a7, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+0.43 → won

Szymon Winawer – Wilhelm Steinitz
Vienna 1st playoff-1pl 1882 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 28 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +0.43 – White: Kh2, Bg3, Bd7, f2, g2, b3, e3, d4, h4; Black: Kg7, Bb7, Nf7, b4, e4, d5, h5, d6, g68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+0.43 → won

Wilhelm Steinitz – Alexander Halprin
Vienna 1898 · Two bishops vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 43 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +0.46 – White: Kg1, Rc1, Bc3, a2, b2, c4, f4, d5; Black: Kg8, Ra8, Bg4, c5, a7, b7, c7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+0.46 → won

Emanuel Schiffers – Wilhelm Steinitz
Hastings 1895 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 23 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +0.48 – White: Kg1, Bg3, Nf6, a2, b2, f2, g2, h2, e3; Black: Kh8, Bc8, Ne6, e4, g4, g5, a6, b6, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+0.48 → won

Wilhelm Steinitz – Emil Schallopp
Nuremberg 1896 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 26 →

Saved 14

14 endgames Wilhelm Steinitz held or won although Stockfish saw a disadvantage of at least one and a half pawns at the start. The 12 with the worst value.

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: −7.04 – White: Kf2, Re3, Re6, Ba3, a2; Black: Kf7, Qb6, c6, f6, g6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−7.04 → drawn

Samuel Rosenthal – Wilhelm Steinitz
Baden-Baden 1870 · Two rooks and bishop vs. queen

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: −6.32 – White: Kh4, Rg3, Rf5, a2, b2, h6, g7; Black: Kg8, Rd3, Rd8, d4, c5, b6, a71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.32 → drawn

Hieronim Czarnowski – Wilhelm Steinitz
Paris 1867 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 48 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: −5.81 – White: Kb4, Rc7, c3, f4, b5; Black: Ke6, Rd8, Be4, Bg5, a7, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.81 → drawn

Wilhelm Steinitz – Serafino Dubois
London m2 1862 · Rook and two bishops vs. rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 42 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: −5.01 – White: Kh1, Qf2, Bh8, g2, c3, h3, e4, c5; Black: Kh7, Rd8, Be6, b5, c6, g6, h6, a7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.01 → drawn

Wilhelm Steinitz – John Owen
BCA-05.Kongress+ 1862 · Queen and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: −4.9 – White: Kg1, Qe3, Rb4, f2, g2, h3; Black: Kg8, Qd7, Ne8, h6, b7, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−4.9 → drawn

Johannes Zukertort – Wilhelm Steinitz
World Championship 01st 1886 · Queen and rook vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 34 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: −3.82 – White: Kg1, Qb1, Bd4, h2, c3, e3, f3, e6; Black: Kh8, Be7, Na3, a7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−3.82 → drawn

Wilhelm Steinitz – Amos Burn
Hastings 1895 · Queen and bishop vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 38 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: −3.68 – White: Kg1, Qd1, Ne3, f2, g2, h2, b3, a7; Black: Kg8, Qe6, Re8, c5, f6, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−3.68 → drawn

Wilhelm Steinitz – Carl Schlechter
Hastings 1895 · Queen and rook vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: −3.65 – White: Kg1, Ra1, Bh6, b2, g2, a3, h3, e4, f5; Black: Ke7, Rd3, Bf6, d4, e5, c6, a7, b7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−3.65 → won

Wilhelm Steinitz – George Brunton Fraser
Dundee m 1867 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 27 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: −3.62 – White: Kb1, Qd3, Rc1, b2, g2, g3, a5, e5, a6; Black: Ka8, Rf8, Be4, f5, h6, c78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−3.62 → drawn

Wilhelm Steinitz – Dion M. Martinez
Philadelphia m2 1882 · Queen and rook vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 47 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: −3.42 – White: Kh1, Rc3, Nb5, g2, h3, a4; Black: Kh7, Re5, Rc8, a5, h6, b7, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−3.42 → drawn

Mikhail Chigorin – Wilhelm Steinitz
St Petersburg 9596 1895 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 42 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: −2.77 – White: Kf2, Re1, Bb2, c2, h2, b3, c3, d4; Black: Kg8, Ra8, Bb7, f5, b6, e6, g6, a7, c7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−2.77 → drawn

Wilhelm Steinitz – Henry Bird
London m2 1866 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 24 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: −2.76 – White: Kc2, Re1, Bc3, b2, h2, a3, e3, f4, e5; Black: Kg8, Rd8, Rf8, a6, b7, c7, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−2.76 → drawn

Wilhelm Steinitz – Mikhail Chigorin
London 1899 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 26 →

Let slip 10

10 endgames Wilhelm Steinitz began at least one and a half pawns up – and did not win. That belongs to it too: the 10 with the highest value.

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +7.4 – White: Kh2, Rc6, Re7, g3, a4, f4; Black: Kg8, Rb2, Rg2, a5, g6, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+7.4 → drawn

Johannes Zukertort – Wilhelm Steinitz
Vienna 1st 1882 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 34 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +6.94 – White: Kc3, Qg7, Nf1, a2, b2, c2, g2, h2, d3, e4; Black: Ke6, Qh4, Bh5, g5, c6, g6, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.94 → lost

Wilhelm Steinitz – Alexander Fritz
DSB-11.Kongress 1898 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 31 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +6.19 – White: Kf2, Rg3, Ne2, h2, b4; Black: Kg7, Bg4, Bh4, f5, d6, c7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.19 → drawn

Adolf Stern – Wilhelm Steinitz
Baden-Baden+ 1870 · Rook and knight vs. two bishops

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 35 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +6.14 – White: Kd4, Rf7, Bd5, b3, c4, h4; Black: Kd8, Ra2, Ng4, h5, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.14 → drawn

Wilhelm Steinitz – Joseph Henry Blackburne
Vienna 1898 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 46 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +5.81 – White: Kg1, Bc2, Ng3, f2, g2, a3, b4, d4, h4, d5; Black: Kh8, Rf8, Ng4, b6, d6, h6, a7, d71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+5.81 → lost

John Owen – Wilhelm Steinitz
BCA-05.Kongress 1862 · Rook and knight vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +5.13 – White: Kd2, Ra1, Nd1, a2, b2, c3, h3, d5; Black: Kg8, Re7, Bd7, f5, d6, b7, c7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+5.13 → drawn

Mikhail Chigorin – Wilhelm Steinitz
World Championship 04th 1892 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +4.5 – White: Kc3, Bd3, Bg3, g2, b3, f3, a4, d4, h5; Black: Ke6, Bd7, Nc8, d5, g5, a6, f6, h6, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+4.5 → drawn

Wilhelm Steinitz – Samuel Lipschuetz
Thousand Islands playoff 1897 · Two bishops vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +4.34 – White: Kh4, Rf4, Ng3, b2, c2, g2, a3, f5, g5; Black: Kf8, Re5, Be8, d4, e4, g4, h5, a7, b7, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+4.34 → drawn

Samuel Rosenthal – Wilhelm Steinitz
London+ 1883 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +3.34 – White: Kf2, Re3, Bd3, a2, h2, e4; Black: Kh8, Rh4, Bb7, b6, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+3.34 → drawn

Wilhelm Steinitz – Geza Maroczy
London 1899 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 38 →

Start of the endgame, value for Wilhelm Steinitz: +2.05 – White: Kh2, Rf1, Nb5, b2, g2, a3, b3, h3, f5; Black: Kg8, Rc8, Ne4, a5, d6, h6, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+2.05 → lost

Wilhelm Steinitz – George Brunton Fraser
Dundee m 1867 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

How it was measured

For each of the 287 endgames Stockfish 19 evaluated the position in which the game became an endgame – at depth 24, with a time limit; a measurement that missed the depth does not count. The values are pawns from the player's side: an evaluation, not a verdict like that of the tablebase. When a game counts as an endgame is told on the page Database.

Measurements as of 14 November 2026.