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jan 19, 1896 - Saint Petersburg 1895/96 chess tournament

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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.

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jan 19, 1896
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~ 129 years ago

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