World Chess Championship 1908
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Emanuel Lasker
faced Siegbert Tarrasch
in the 1908 World Chess Championship
. It was played from August 17 to September 30, 1908 in Düsseldorf
and Munich
, Lasker successfully defending his title.
Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years...
faced Siegbert Tarrasch
Siegbert Tarrasch
Siegbert Tarrasch was one of the strongest chess players and most influential chess teachers of the late 19th century and early 20th century....
in the 1908 World Chess Championship
World Chess Championship
The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the board game chess. Men and women of any age are eligible to contest this title....
. It was played from August 17 to September 30, 1908 in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
and Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Lasker successfully defending his title.
Results
The first player to win eight games would be the World Champion.| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | = | 1 | = | = | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | = | = | 1 | 8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | = | 0 | = | = | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | = | = | 0 | 3 |