World Chess Championship 1894 - Results

Results

The first player to win ten games would be champion.

World Chess Championship Match 1894
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Wins Total
Emanuel Lasker (Germany) 1 0 1 0 = = 1 1 1 1 1 = 0 0 1 1 0 = 1 10 12
William Steinitz (United States) 0 1 0 1 = = 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 1 0 0 1 = 0 5 7

Lasker won the Championship.

Steinitz had previously declared he would win without doubt, so it came as a shock when Lasker won the first game. Steinitz responded by winning the second, and was able to maintain the balance until the sixth. However, Lasker won all the games from the seventh to the 11th, and Steinitz asked for a one-week rest. When the match resumed, Steinitz looked in better shape and won the 13th and 14th games. Lasker struck back in the 15th and 16th, and Steinitz was unable to compensate for his losses in the middle of the match. Hence Lasker won with ten wins, five losses and four draws. Some commentators thought Steinitz's habit of playing "experimental" moves in serious competition was a major factor in his downfall.

8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h Game 19: Steinitz blundered with 26...Rd7?, the move that ultimately lost him the game and the World Championship title.

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