World Chess Championship 1896
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| Emanuel Lasker | Wilhelm Steinitz | |
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| status | Defending champion | challenger |
| Age | 27 years | 60 years |
The world chess championship in 1896 was a rematch between the new world champion Emanuel Lasker and his predecessor Wilhelm Steinitz . Lasker successfully defended his title.
prehistory
Before his victory against Steinitz in the 1894 World Championship match , Lasker had promised to give him a revenge in the same year if he won. After the fight, however, he did not want to do this until the end of 1895. Steinitz then stated that he continued to consider himself a world champion.
In the most important chess event in 1895, the Hastings tournament, neither Lasker nor Steinitz could prove themselves to be the world's best players. Together with Tarrasch they only achieved a tied third place, behind Pillsbury and Chigorin .
It was not until the tournament in Nuremberg in 1896 that Lasker achieved a convincing tournament victory. As a result, a fight for revenge was agreed for the end of the year.
Organization and rules
The game was played in Moscow . The winner should be the one who was the first to win 10 games.
course
The match began on November 7, 1896 and turned into a fiasco for Steinitz, who was in bad health: he lost the first four games and was 7-0 down after eleven games. He was able to win two more games, but after the 17th game on January 14th it was over.
World Chess Championship 1896 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th Victories Points Lasker 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 10 12½ Steinitz 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 0 2 4½
consequences
With this victory Lasker was undisputedly recognized as world champion. The Steinitz era, however, was over. He died three years later, half paralyzed and completely impoverished.
literature
- Raymund Stolze : Contested Crown - The duels of the world chess champions from Steinitz to Kasparow . Sportverlag, Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-328-00526-9 .