Steinitz, Wilhelm
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1860 |
21 |
2482 | (64) | 7 |
| 1861 |
19 |
2506 | (54) | 2 |
| 1862 |
13 |
2550 | (39) | 49 |
| 1863 |
6 |
2595 | (42) | 24 |
| 1864 |
5 |
2606 | (46) | 23 |
| 1865 |
4 |
2628 | (45) | 11 |
| 1866 |
3 |
2656 | (37) | 54 |
| 1867 |
2 |
2674 | (38) | 49 |
| 1868 |
1 |
2697 | (48) | 0 |
| 1869 |
1 |
2719 | (48) | 6 |
| 1870 |
1 |
2728 | (44) | 21 |
| 1871 |
1 |
2759 | (48) | 0 |
| 1872 |
1 |
2789 | (41) | 33 |
| 1873 |
1 |
2763 | (42) | 32 |
| 1874 |
1 |
2749 | (50) | 14 |
| 1875 |
1 |
2762 | (57) | 0 |
| 1876 |
1 |
2776 | (59) | 7 |
| 1877 |
1 |
2761 | (64) | 0 |
| 1878 |
1 |
2746 | (66) | 0 |
| 1879 |
1 |
2731 | (65) | 0 |
| 1880 |
1 |
2716 | (60) | 0 |
| 1881 |
1 |
2701 | (51) | 0 |
| 1882 |
1 |
2687 | (33) | 68 |
| 1883 |
1 |
2676 | (30) | 89 |
| 1884 |
1 |
2669 | (44) | 1 |
| 1885 |
1 |
2683 | (45) | 11 |
| 1886 |
1 |
2674 | (43) | 20 |
| 1887 |
1 |
2694 | (48) | 0 |
| 1888 |
1 |
2713 | (44) | 31 |
| 1889 |
1 |
2676 | (42) | 22 |
| 1890 |
2 |
2660 | (46) | 0 |
| 1891 |
3 |
2644 | (39) | 32 |
| 1892 |
3 |
2638 | (38) | 30 |
| 1893 |
4 |
2621 | (42) | 12 |
| 1894 |
4 |
2633 | (36) | 39 |
| 1895 |
4 |
2615 | (34) | 27 |
| 1896 |
3 |
2624 | (31) | 48 |
| 1897 |
6 |
2598 | (35) | 22 |
| 1898 |
6 |
2598 | (29) | 63 |
| 1899 |
14 |
2522 | (39) | 26 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Steinitz, Wilhelm |
| Also known as: William Steinitz; Wolf Steinitz |
| Born: 14 May 1836 |
| Died: 12 Aug. 1900 |
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| Notes: |
| Cornil gives birth date as 14-05-1836; Alberti gives 18-05-1836; Sergeant and Gaige give 17-05-1836; La Stratégie (15 Oct. 1873, p.289) and a biography from the Oestereichische Schachzeitung, appearing in the Hartford Weekly Times of 30 Aug. 1873, the Deutsche Schachzeitung of Aug. 1873 (p.231), and the Illustrirte Zeitung of 5 Jul. 1873 (p.17), give 18-05-1837; Landsberger clarifies the source of the error (Steinitz himself) and confirms that the correct date is 14-05-1836. Harding, in Steinitz in London (p.13) gives a thorough discussion of the sources of the erroneous dates. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Cornil, Le Café de la Régence, page 249 |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 28 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 289, 305 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 96 |
| Féry d'Esclands, Congrès des Échecs 1867, page lxii |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 27, 620, 969 |
| Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 46 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 406 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 309 |
| Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 160, 320, 369 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 183, 411, 580 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 330 |
| Landsberger, Steinitz Papers |
| Landsberger, William Steinitz, page 3 |
| Murray, History of Chess, page 889 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 14 |
| Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 24, 483 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 142 |
| Periodicals |
| [DSZ], vol. 28, no. 8, Aug. 1873, page 230 |
| [HWT], 30 Aug. 1873 |
| [HWT], 25 Oct. 1873 |
| [IZL], vol. 41, no. 1566, 5 July 1873, page 17 |
| [OSZ], vol. 2, no. 31, July 1873, page 215 |
| [Str], vol. 1, no. 7, 15 July 1867, page 147 |
| [Str], vol. 6, no. 10, 15 Oct. 1873, page 289 |
| Web |
| Alberti, Marco A. [Wilhem Steinitz] |
| Giffen, Glen. [Steinitz, Wilhelm] |
| Kingston, Taylor. [Less Hype, More Notes], page 3 |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
| Steinitz, Wilhelm. [1883 Interview with Steinitz on his Meeting Morphy] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4756. Census information] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Steinitz, W. - Jenay, E. 1860 |
(f) |
2 | - | 2 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Lang, A. 1860 |
(c) |
3 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Strauss, R. 1860 |
(c) |
3 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Reiner (1) 1860 |
(c) |
3 | - | 0 |
|
| Anderssen (offhand) - Steinitz, W. 1862 |
(s) |
4 | - | 2 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Dubois, S. 1862 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 3.5 |
|
| Paulsen, L. - Steinitz, W. 1862 |
(c) |
0 | - | 2 |
Paulsen, L. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Steinitz, W. - Bird, H.E. 1862 |
(c) |
8 | - | 8 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Blackburne, J.H. 1863 |
(f) |
8 | - | 2 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Deacon, F.H. 1863 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Mongredien, A. (1) 1863 |
(c) |
7 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Green, V. 1864 |
(f) |
8 | - | 1 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Healey, E. 1864 (1) |
(f) |
5 | - | 1 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Healey, E. 1864 (2) |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 1.5 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Hirschfeld, P.M. 1864 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Robey, J. 1865 |
(f) |
4 | - | 1 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Wayte, W. 1865 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - de Vere, C.V. 1866 |
(f) |
4 | - | 8 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Steinitz, W. - Anderssen, K.E.A. 1866 |
(f) |
8 | - | 6 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Bird, H.E. 1866 |
(f) |
9.5 | - | 7.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Fraser, G.B. 1867 (1) |
(f) |
7.5 | - | 1.5 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Steinitz, W. - Fraser, G.B. 1867 (2) |
(f) |
4 | - | 2 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Blackburne, J.H. 1869 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Blackburne, J.H. 1870 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Rosenthal, S. - Steinitz, W. 1870 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Zukertort, J.H. 1872 |
(f) |
9 | - | 3 |
|
| Paulsen, L. - Steinitz, W. 1873 |
(c) |
3 | - | 2 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Bode, C.H. 1874 |
(f) |
9.5 | - | 3.5 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Blackburne, J.H. 1876 |
(f) |
7 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Martinez, D.M. 1882 (1) |
(f) |
7 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Martinez, D.M. 1882 (2) |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 2.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Kaiser, J.A. 1882 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Michaelis, O.E. 1882 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Thompson, D.S. 1882 (1) |
(c) |
3 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Miller, E.H. 1882 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Thompson, D.S. 1882 (2) |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of the move |
| Steinitz, W. - Shipley, W.P. 1882 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Labatt, L.L. 1882 |
(f) |
3 | - | 1 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Sellman, A.G. 1882 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Maurian, C.A. 1883 |
(c) |
6.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - McConnell, Ja. (1) 1883 |
(c) |
11.5 | - | 3.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Wibray, J. 1883 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Farrar, E.H. 1883 |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Mackenzie, G.H. 1883 |
(f) |
4 | - | 2 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Schloestein, R. 1883 |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a rook |
| Steinitz, W. - Delmar, E. (1) 1883 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Teed, F.M. 1883 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Golmayo, C.F. 1883 |
(f) |
8.5 | - | 1.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Martinez, D.M. 1883 |
(f) |
10 | - | 1 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Elson, J. 1883 |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Eno, W.F. 1884 |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Sellman, A.G. 1885 |
(f) |
3 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Young, F.K. 1885 (1) |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Young, F.K. 1885 (2) |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Paine, W.C. 1885 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Snow, C.B. 1885 |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Everett, W. 1885 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Sargent, H.S. 1885 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Harlow, F.P. 1885 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Worrall, Ms. H.J. 1885 |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Zukertort, J.H. 1886 |
(f) |
12.5 | - | 7.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Golmayo, C.F. 1888 (1) |
(f) |
5 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Vazquez, A.C. 1888 (1) |
(f) |
5 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Ponce, A. 1888 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Gavilan, A. 1888 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Golmayo, C.F. 1888 (2) |
(c) |
4 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Vazquez, A.C. 1888 (2) |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Lopez, G. 1888 (1) |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a rook |
| Steinitz, W. - Lopez, G. 1888 (2) |
(c) |
5 | - | 4 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Judd, Max 1888 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Carvajal, V.M. 1889 |
(c) |
4 | - | 1 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Chigorin, M.I. 1889 |
(f) |
10.5 | - | 6.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Gunsberg, I.A. 1891 |
(f) |
10.5 | - | 8.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Lipschutz, S. 1891 |
(c) |
12 | - | 1 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Chigorin, M.I. 1892 |
(f) |
12.5 | - | 10.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Pillsbury, H.N. 1892 |
(c) |
1 | - | 2 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Steinitz, W. - Barry, J.F. 1892 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Steinitz, W. - Dresel, E.L. 1892 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Steinitz, W. - Sargent, H.S. 1892 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Winslow 1892 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Sanford, G.W. 1892 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Robertson, D.C. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Bemrose, J. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Hall, W.A. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Short, R. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Barry, P. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Steinitz, W. - Fleming, R.P. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Robertson, E.A. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Babson, J.N. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Sanderson, E. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - MacLeod, N.M. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Pope, E. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Chalk, W. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Lasker, Em. - Steinitz, W. 1894 |
(f) |
12 | - | 7 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Ettlinger, A.K. 1894 |
(f) |
10 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Lipschutz, S. 1895 |
(c) |
3.5 | - | 2.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Solovtsov, A.V. 1896 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Schiffers, E.S. - Steinitz, W. 1896 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 6.5 |
|
| Lasker, Em. - Steinitz, W. 1897 |
(f) |
12.5 | - | 4.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Ettlinger, A.K. 1898 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Showalter, J.W. 1898 |
(c) |
2 | - | 1 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Hymes, E. 1898 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Richardson, P. 1898 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - de Visser, W.M. 1898 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Halpern, J.C. 1898 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
|
| Steinitz, W. - Rocamora, S.R. 1898 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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Tournament data
| Vienna 1861 |
Vienna Club Tournament |
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Steinitz, W. - Harrwitz, D. |
0 - 2 |
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| Vienna 1862 |
Vienna Free Tournament |
30 | / | 31 |
| | | |
| London, England 1862 (3) |
British Chess Association Congress - Grand Tournament |
7.5 | / | 14 |
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Steinitz, W. - Dubois, S. |
0 - 1 |
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| Dublin 1865 |
Dublin Masters Tournament |
4.5 | / | 5 |
| | | |
| London, England 1866 (2) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
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Steinitz, W. - de Vere, C.V. |
3 - 1 |
| | | |
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Steinitz, W. - MacDonnell, G.A. |
2 - 0 |
| | | |
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Steinitz, W. - Mocatta, A. |
2.5 - 0.5 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of pawn and move |
|
Steinitz, W. - Green, S.J. |
2 - 0 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Paris 1867 (1) |
International Chess Congress - Grand Tournament |
17.5 | / | 22 |
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| Dundee 1867 (1) |
Dundee Tournament |
7 | / | 9 |
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| Dundee 1867 (3) |
Dundee Handicap Tournament |
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Steinitz, W. - Keating, W.H. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
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Steinitz, W. - Scott, P. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| London, England 1869 (1) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
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Steinitz, W. - Gossip, G.H.D. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of the move |
|
Steinitz, W. - Franklin, W.L. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
|
Steinitz, W. - Haggard, H.D. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
|
Steinitz, W. - Mongredien, A. (2) |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
|
Steinitz, W. - Wisker, J. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of the move |
| Baden-Baden 1870 |
Baden-Baden Tournament |
12.5 | / | 18 |
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| London, England 1872 (1) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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Steinitz, W. - Lowson, H. |
2 - 0 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a rook |
|
Steinitz, W. - Swyer, S. |
2 - 0 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
|
Steinitz, W. - Watson (2) |
2 - 0 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
|
Steinitz, W. - Potter, W.N. |
2 - 0 |
| | | |
|
Steinitz, W. - Thomson, R. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of pawn and move |
|
Steinitz, W. - Keates |
2 - 0 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1872 (3) |
British Chess Association Grand Tourney |
6 | / | 6 |
| | | |
| London, England 1872 (4) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
| | | | | | |
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Steinitz, W. - Fenton, R.H.F. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of pawn and move |
|
Steinitz, W. - Zukertort, J.H. |
1 - 2 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1873 (2) |
Vienna International Tournament |
20.5 | / | 25 |
| | | |
|
Steinitz, W. - Blackburne, J.H. |
2 - 0 |
| | | |
| London, England 1874 (9) |
City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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Steinitz, W. - Huttley, E.J. |
1 - 0 |
| | |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of a knight |
| Vienna 1882 (2) |
Vienna International Tournament |
22 | / | 32 |
| | | |
|
Steinitz, W. - Winawer, S.A. |
1 - 1 |
| | | |
| London, England 1883 (5) |
London Tournament |
21.5 | / | 32 |
| | | |
| New York 1894 (6) |
New York Tournament |
8.5 | / | 10 |
| | | |
| Hastings 1895 (7) |
Hastings International Congress - Master's Tournament |
13 | / | 21 |
| | | |
| Saint Petersburg 1896 |
Saint Petersburg Tournament |
9.5 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Nuremberg 1896 |
Nuremberg Tournament |
11 | / | 18 |
| | | |
| Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1897 (1) |
7th Staats-Zeitung Challenge Cup Tournament |
2.5 | / | 4 |
| | | |
|
Steinitz, W. - Lipschutz, S. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
| | | |
| Vienna 1898 (3) |
Kaiser Jubiläumsturnier |
23.5 | / | 36 |
| | | |
| Cologne 1898 (2) |
11th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
9.5 | / | 15 |
| | | |
| London, England 1899 (3) |
London Major Tournament |
10.5 | / | 26 |
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| Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025 |
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