19 Jan 1896 Jahr - Saint Petersburg 1895/96 chess tournament

Beschreibung:

The Saint Petersburg 1895–96 chess tournament was one of the strongest chess tournaments of the 19th century.

The top five finishers at the Hastings 1895 chess tournament were invited: Harry Nelson Pillsbury, Mikhail Chigorin, World Champion Emanuel Lasker, Siegbert Tarrasch and William Steinitz.

In the end Lasker won, with Steinitz second.