World Chess Championship 1896–1897
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{{Infobox chess match
|comp1 = Emanuel Lasker
|comp2 = Wilhelm Steinitz
|image1 = File:Frank Eugene Smith - Bildnis Schachweltmeister Dr. Emanuel Lasker.jpg
|image2 = File:Wilhelm Steinitz2.jpg
|title1 = Defending champion
|title2 =
Challenger
|flag1 = German Empire
|flag2 = USA
|flag2_variant = 1896
|dob1 = 24 December 1868
|age1 = 27/28 years old
|dob2 = 14 May 1836
|age2 = 60 years old
|prev = 1894
|prev_link = World Chess Championship 1894
|next = 1907
|next_link = World Chess Championship 1907
|score1 = 12½
|score2 = 4½
}}
The World Chess Championship 1896–1897 was a match for the World Chess Championship, contested between Emanuel Lasker and Wilhelm Steinitz. It was played in Moscow between November 6, 1896, and January 14, 1897. Lasker won by a score of 10 wins to 2 (with 5 draws), thus retaining his title.
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Background
Lasker had won the world title from Steinitz in 1894, and this was his first time defending the world title. At the Saint Petersburg 1895–96 chess tournament, Steinitz came second behind Lasker, ahead of other potential challengers Harry Nelson Pillsbury and Mikhail Chigorin. This allowed Steinitz to raise support for a rematch.Israel Horowitz, From Morphy to Fischer, Batsford, 1973, page 52
Results
The first player to win 10 games would be champion. Lasker won by 10 games to 2, with 5 draws.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Wins | Total | |
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| align=left | {{flagathlete|William Steinitz|United States}}
| 0 | style="background:black; color:white"| 0 | 0 | style="background:black; color:white"| 0 | = | style="background:black; color:white"| 0 | = | style="background:black; color:white"| = | = | style="background:black; color:white"| 0 | 0 | style="background:black; color:white"| 1 | 1 | style="background:black; color:white"| 0 | = | style="background:black; color:white"| 0 | 0 | 2 | 4½ | |
| align=left | {{flagathlete|Emanuel Lasker|Germany|empire}}
|style="background:black; color:white"| 1 | 1 | style="background:black; color:white"| 1 | 1 | style="background:black; color:white"| = | 1 | style="background:black; color:white"| = | = | style="background:black; color:white"| = | 1 | style="background:black; color:white"| 1 | 0 | style="background:black; color:white"| 0 | 1 | style="background:black; color:white"| = | 1 | style="background:black; color:white"| 1 | 10 | 12½ |
{{Chess diagram
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| Steinitz–Lasker, game 17
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|pd| |bd| | |pd|nd|
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| |pl| | |rl|pl|pl|
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|Steinitz played 35.Qc3?, allowing Lasker to play 36...Bxg2! 37.Kxg2 Qc6+ 38.Re4 Rxe4 39.Rxe4 Qxe4+, winning a decisive advantage and retaining the Championship.
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References
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External links
- [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=54079 Games of the match] at Chessgames.com
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Category:1897 in the Russian Empire