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World Chess Championship 1908
A World Chess Championship was played between the incumbent Emanuel Lasker and the challenger Siegbert Tarrasch, both Germans, from August 17 to September 30, 1908, in Düsseldorf and Munich. Lasker successfully defended his title.
Lasker had become world champion in 1894, and Tarrasch had consistently refused to play for the world championship, and though he was perceived to be one of the strongest players in the world in the 1890's, he had failed to issue a challenge to Wilhelm Steinitz, making it all the more surprising that he played his first and only against Lasker, as the two of them were known not to be on good terms. Tarrasch won the Ostend 1907 chess tournament, which qualified him for the championship, and the terms of the match were agreed by July 1908.
Though contemporary commentators predicted a close-fought match, in the event Lasker took an early lead and maintained it, winning convincingly with 8 wins to 3.
It was decided that the winner of the Ostend 1907 chess tournament would challenge Lasker in the next championship, with Tarrasch winning by half a point.
The German Chess Federation approached Lasker in June of 1908 to discuss the conditions of the match, which were agreed to by the players in July: The winner would be the first to eight wins; the time control was one hour for every 15 moves with an adjournment after six hours; the prize fund would be 4000 Marks, with the runner-up receiving 2500 Marks. Lasker also received an appearance fee of 7500 Marks.
The two had never played a major match against each other, though they had been rivals for years at this point. Lasker had challenged Tarrasch in 1892 to a match, but the latter declined, offering to play once the former had won an international tournament, which he duly did two years later, defeating Steinitz to become world champion. The two consistently avoided each other over the next few years, with a match almost taking place in 1904, but being abandoned over a dispute over a postponement, which Tarrasch had requested due to an alleged skating accident.
The first player to win eight games would be the World Champion.
Lasker retained his title.
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World Chess Championship 1908
A World Chess Championship was played between the incumbent Emanuel Lasker and the challenger Siegbert Tarrasch, both Germans, from August 17 to September 30, 1908, in Düsseldorf and Munich. Lasker successfully defended his title.
Lasker had become world champion in 1894, and Tarrasch had consistently refused to play for the world championship, and though he was perceived to be one of the strongest players in the world in the 1890's, he had failed to issue a challenge to Wilhelm Steinitz, making it all the more surprising that he played his first and only against Lasker, as the two of them were known not to be on good terms. Tarrasch won the Ostend 1907 chess tournament, which qualified him for the championship, and the terms of the match were agreed by July 1908.
Though contemporary commentators predicted a close-fought match, in the event Lasker took an early lead and maintained it, winning convincingly with 8 wins to 3.
It was decided that the winner of the Ostend 1907 chess tournament would challenge Lasker in the next championship, with Tarrasch winning by half a point.
The German Chess Federation approached Lasker in June of 1908 to discuss the conditions of the match, which were agreed to by the players in July: The winner would be the first to eight wins; the time control was one hour for every 15 moves with an adjournment after six hours; the prize fund would be 4000 Marks, with the runner-up receiving 2500 Marks. Lasker also received an appearance fee of 7500 Marks.
The two had never played a major match against each other, though they had been rivals for years at this point. Lasker had challenged Tarrasch in 1892 to a match, but the latter declined, offering to play once the former had won an international tournament, which he duly did two years later, defeating Steinitz to become world champion. The two consistently avoided each other over the next few years, with a match almost taking place in 1904, but being abandoned over a dispute over a postponement, which Tarrasch had requested due to an alleged skating accident.
The first player to win eight games would be the World Champion.
Lasker retained his title.