From January 7 to February 10, 1910, Emanuel Lasker faced Carl Schlechter in a World Chess Championship played in Vienna and Berlin. The match was tied, and Lasker retained his title.
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Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher. He was the second World Chess Champion, holding the title for 27 years, from 1894 to 1921, the longest reign of any officially
World Chess Championship 1910 (Lasker–Schlechter)
…From January 7 to February 10, 1910, Emanuel Lasker faced Carl Schlechter in a World Chess Championship played in Vienna and Berlin. The match was tied, and Lasker retained his title. The match is generally…
Lasker in 1929
Lasker as a young man
Wilhelm Steinitz, whom Lasker beat in World Championship matches in 1894 and 1896
Sketch of Lasker, c. 1894