1894 World Chess Championship
Emanuel Lasker (Germany) vs. Wilhelm Steinitz (USA)
New York / Philadelphia / Montreal; USA and Canada
March 15 - May 26, 1894
Conditions: First to Win 10 Games.
| USA/Canada, 1894
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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Score
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| Lasker
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1
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0
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1
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0
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½
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½
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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½
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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½
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1
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10 (w/4 draws)
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| Steinitz
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0
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1
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0
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1
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½
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½
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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½
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1
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1
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0
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0
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1
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½
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0
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5 (w/4 draws)
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Result: Emanuel Lasker becomes the second World Champion.
See the Games of the Match!
This (and the 1896/7 match)
featured the largest age difference in the history of the World
Championship: 32 years (Steinitz - 58, Lasker - 26)
The time limit for this match was 15 moves an hour.
Games 1-8 were played at the Union Square Hotel in New York.
Games 9-11 were played at the Franklin Chess Club in Philadelphia.
Games 12-19 were played Cosmopolitan Club in Montreal.
Match Breakdown
# White - Black Locale Date ECO Result
1 Lasker - Steinitz New York 03-15-1894 C62 1-0
2 Steinitz - Lasker New York 03-19-1894 C65 1-0
3 Lasker - Steinitz New York 03-21-1894 C62 1-0
4 Steinitz - Lasker New York 03-23-1894 C54 1-0
5 Lasker - Steinitz New York 03-27-1894 C62 ½-½
6 Steinitz - Lasker New York 03-29-1894 C54 ½-½
7 Lasker - Steinitz New York 04-03-1894 C62 1-0
8 Steinitz - Lasker New York 04-05-1894 C10 0-1
9 Lasker - Steinitz Philadelphia 04-14-1894 C62 1-0
10 Steinitz - Lasker Philadelphia 04-19-1894 D35 0-1
11 Lasker - Steinitz Philadelphia 04-21-1894 D40 1-0
12 Steinitz - Lasker Montreal 04-03-1894 D60 ½-½
13 Lasker - Steinitz Montreal 05-05-1894 C68 0-1
14 Steinitz - Lasker Montreal 05-08-1894 D46 1-0
15 Lasker - Steinitz Montreal 05-15-1894 D40 1-0
16 Steinitz - Lasker Montreal 05-17-1894 D60 0-1
17 Lasker - Steinitz Montreal 05-19-1894 C50 0-1
18 Steinitz - Lasker Montreal 05-22-1894 D67 ½-½
19 Lasker - Steinitz Montreal 05-26-1894 D40 1-0
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