World Chess Championship 1894

From the World Championship Match
New York, 1894
Wilhelm Steinitz (left) - Emanuel Lasker (right)

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

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									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.

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	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	½	0	0	1	1	0	½	1	10	12
William Steinitz (United States)	0	1	0	1	½	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	1	1	0	0	1	½	0	5	7

Lasker won the Championship.

External links

• Source
• Preview in the New York Times, Mar 11 1894 (pdf file)