World Chess Championship 1897

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Game 17: 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.

Emanuel Lasker defended the World Chess Championship for the first time in Moscow between November 6, 1896, and January 14, 1897. He faced William Steinitz, former World Champion whose title Lasker had taken three years prior. Lasker won easily.

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The first player to win ten games would be the World Champion.

World Chess Championship Match 1897
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Wins
Flag of the United States William Steinitz (United States) 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 0 2
Flag of Germany Emanuel Lasker (Germany) 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 10

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