CHESS FACT 32

The longest winning run of all time is held by Wilhelm Steinitz who won 25 games between 1873 and 1882. At Vienna, 1873 he won the last 14 games then beat Blackburne 2-0 in the play-off, beat him again 7-0 in an 1876 match and won his first two games at Vienna 1882. R. Fischer won 20 games between 1970 and 1971, with was certainly a better performance.