Lang, Anton




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1860  235  1978 (128) 3
1861  240  1990 (125) 0
1862  252  2002 (122) 0
1863  246  2014 (118) 0
1864  252  2026 (114) 0
1865  260  2038 (109) 0
1866  268  2050 (104) 0
1867  246  2062 (98) 0
1868  246  2074 (92) 0
1869  238  2086 (84) 0
1870  237  2098 (74) 0
1871  243  2110 (62) 34

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Lang, Anton  
Born:
Died:
 
Notes:
While Steinitz's opponent has been given as Max Lange in some sources, Tim Harding tells me that his opponent was a Viennese player named 'Lang'. Could this be Anton Lang, who was active in Vienna in 1875?
 
References
Books
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 17, 18, 29
Periodicals
   [NBSZ], vol. 8, no. 5, May 1871, page 132
   [OSZ], vol. 1, no. 1, 1 Apr. 1872, page 2
   [OSZ], vol. 2, no. 22, 16 Feb. 1873, page 52
   [OSZ], vol. 4, no. 52, Jan. 1875, page 12
   [OSZ], vol. 4, no. 55, Apr. 1875, page 119

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Steinitz, W. - Lang, A. 1860         (c)     3   -   0

Tournament data

Vienna 1871     Wiener Schachgesellschaft Turnier     40  /  68


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025