Wilhelm Steinitz became the first official world chess champion when he defeated Johannes Zukertort in 1886. The Russian champion Mikhail Tchigorin unsuccessfully challenged Steinitz in 1889 and again in 1892.
Steinitz-Tchigorin
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 Nf6
4. d3 d6
5. c3 g6
6. Nbd2 Bg7
7. Nf1 0-0
8. Ba4 Nd7
9. Ne3 Nc5
10. Bc2 Ne6
11. h4 Ne7
12. h5 d5
13. hxg6 fxg6
14. exd5 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 Qxd5
16. Bb3 Qc6
17. Qe2 Bd7
18. Be3 Kh8
19. 0-0-0 Rae8
20. Qf1 a5
21. d4 exd4
22. Nxd4 Bxd4
23. Rxd4 Nxd4
24. Rxh7+ Kxh7
25. Qh1+ Kg7
26. Bh6+ Kf6
27. Qh4+ Ke5
28. Qxd4+ Kf5
29. Qf4+ #