William Steinitz defeated Emanuel Schiffers 6½–4½ in an eleven-game match at Rostov-on-Don. Ten games were decisive; the single draw supplied the half-point in each total.
Ten decisions
Steinitz won six games and Schiffers four. With only one draw, the final margin was a narrow two points despite the high number of decisive games.
The direct formal match table gives the same 6½–4½ total as the eleven surviving scores.
Complete at eleven
All eleven games survive, and nothing is missing.
Cross table
1 win · ½ draw · 0 loss — click a game number to replay it.