Wilhelm Steinitz was an Austrian master and the First official world champion. He held the title from 1886-1894, After dominating the chess scene for decades before. He was undefeated in match play for over 30 years.
From 1973-1882, Steinitz went on a historic 25 game winning streak. In the early 1870s he introduced a new style of play, and is subsequently regarded as the father of positional chess
below are few puzzles named after Wilhelm Steinitz
Ans: 1….. Qd2+ 2.Kd1 Qd1+ 3.R×d1 R×d1#
Ans:1.Bxf7+ Qxf7 (1… Kf8 2. Bxe8 Rxe8 3. Rh8+ Bxh8 4. Bh6+ Ke7 5. Bg5) 2. Rh8+ Kxh8 3. Qxf7 1-0
Ans: 1… Nf3+ 2. gxf3 Bxf3 3. hxg3 Rh1#
Ans: 1.Qxf4 exf4 2. Ng5 Qe4 3. Bxe4 Rfe8
4.Bxh7+ Kf8 5. Bd3 a6 6. Nh7+ Kg8 7. Bc3 Re7 8. Nf6+ Kf8 9. Bb4 1-0
Ans: 1.Rxe7+ Kf8 (1… Kxe7 2. Re1+Kd6 (2… Kd8 3. Ne6+ Ke7 4. Nc5+) 3. Qb4+ Kc7 4. Ne6+ Kb8 5. Qf4+ Rc7 6. Nxc7 Qxc7 7. Re8#) 2. Rf7+ Kg8 (2… Qxf7 3. Rxc8+ Rxc8 4. Qxc8+ Qe8 5. Nxh7+) 3. Rg7+ Kh8 4. Rxh7+ Qxh7 5. Rxc8+ Rxc8 6. Qxc8+ 1-0
