World Chess Championship 1894

World Chess Championship 1894

The fifth World Chess Championship was held in New York (games 1-8), Philadelphia (games 9-11) and Montreal (games 12-19) between March 15 and May 26, 1894. Holder William Steinitz lost his title to challenger Emanuel Lasker, who was 32 years his junior.

Results

The first player to win ten games would be the World Champion.

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Game 19: Steinitz blundered with 26...Rd7?, the move that ultimately lost him the game and the World Championship title.

External links

* [http://members.aol.com/graemecree/chesschamps/world/world1894.htm Source]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9400E4DF1630E033A25752C1A9659C94659ED7CF&oref=slogin Preview in the New York Times, Mar 11 1894] (pdf file)


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