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Defending champion |
Challenger | |||||
Wilhelm Steinitz | Mikhail Chigorin | |||||
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Born 14 May 1836 52 years old |
Born 12 November 1850 38 years old | |||||
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The second World Chess Championship was held in Havana, Cuba in 1889. Defending champion Wilhelm Steinitz beat challenger Mikhail Chigorin with a score of 10½ -6½.