Lasker's first ever WC game victory
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 60 moves, 1-0
Steinitz shows his championship mettle-evens match
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1894  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Lasker's powerful knight decides this one...2-1
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
Steinitz "masters" rook ending to tie match
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1894  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 60 moves, 1-0
Lasker wins first of five straight-leads 3-2
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Lasker wins second straight
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1894  (C10) French, 76 moves, 0-1
Lasker takes a 5-2 lead with superior endgame
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 49 moves, 1-0
Lasker takes a four game lead with vicious attack
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1894  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 0-1
Lasker takes a 7-2 lead-Steinitz refuses bishop sac.
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
Steinitz outplays Lasker in ending-but EL still up 7-3
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 55 moves, 0-1
Steinitz wins second straight,still trails 7-4
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1894  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0
Lasker jumps to 8-4 lead
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0
Lasker one win from title...
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1894  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 54 moves, 0-1
Steinitz barely stays alive-wins 5th,still down by 4
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 0-1
Free at Lasker!! A new champion is crowned
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1-0
Lasker gets off to good start in rematch:leads 1-0
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 0-1
Lasker sacs one piece-then 2nd sac leads to suddendeath
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1896  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
three straight for Lasker
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 0-1
four for four,that Lasker is on a roll!
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1896  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 66 moves, 1-0
Steinitz manages to draw---just barely
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lasker is halfway to title defense 5-0
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1896  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 58 moves, 1-0
another win 4 Lasker after three draws
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1896  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 41 moves, 1-0
Lasker leads 7-0-WOW!!!
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 64 moves, 0-1
Steinitz wins first on EL's fumble
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1896  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1
Lasker's faulty sac leads to second win by Steinitz
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
masterful endgame give Lasker an 8-2 lead
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1896  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 78 moves, 1-0
ninth win by Lasker is a cakewalk
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1897  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0
Lasker defends with a flourish!
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1897  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 59 moves, 0-1
To be "frank",champ wins by "marshalling" his pawns
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 0-1
those pawns again...Lasker up 2-0
Lasker vs Marshall, 1907  (C11) French, 52 moves, 1-0
third straight win for the Doctor
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 0-1
trapped knight is Marshall's downfall
Lasker vs Marshall, 1907  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 69 moves, 1-0
Marshall's "hot spell" (seven draws in eight games",ends
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lasker begins the end thrust of the match
Lasker vs Marshall, 1907  (C11) French, 46 moves, 1-0
Lasker wins with the pawns-yet again!
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 58 moves, 0-1
the deluge continues as Marshall self-destructs
Lasker vs Marshall, 1907  (C11) French, 21 moves, 1-0
The massacre completed Lasker 8+ 0- 7= for 11.5 pt
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 0-1
Lasker takes game one of match with Tarrasch
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 55 moves, 1-0
great finishing position:Lasker up 2-0 vs T
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
It takes TWO queens for Tarrasch to beat Lasker
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 44 moves, 0-1
Lasker wins third game in four tries in 1908 WC
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
Lasker takes commanding 4-1 lead in games
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 38 moves, 1-0
Lasker skins fifth...
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 76 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch wins but still trails 2-5 with 3 drawn
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0
Lasker goes up 6-2 with a KO
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 28 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch tries to stay alive with win (match now 3-6 W 3d
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908  (C49) Four Knights, 65 moves, 1-0
Lasker wins this one in the middle game
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 44 moves, 1-0
Lasker-Tarrasch battle to a 119 move draw
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 119 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lasker win match on horrible blunder by Tarrasch
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908  (C49) Four Knights, 26 moves, 0-1
Schlecter pulls big upset-winning match's 1st dec. in 5 g
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 58 moves, 1-0
Lasker pulls out defense in final game (1+ 1- 8=)
Lasker vs Schlechter, 1910  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 71 moves, 1-0
Lasker wins first vs Janowski with back rank mate trap
Lasker vs Janowski, 1910  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0
Janowsky punches himself out-Lasker wins #2
Janowski vs Lasker, 1910  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1
third Lasker win is second straight
Lasker vs Janowski, 1910  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0
Lasker up FOUR pawn=money in the bank
Lasker vs Janowski, 1910  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 46 moves, 1-0
Janowski gives up draw-to lose
Janowski vs Lasker, 1910  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 87 moves, 0-1
Janowsky doesn't lose in the ending...he never gets there
Lasker vs Janowski, 1910  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 1-0
Lasker wins seventh vs three draws and zero wins by J
Janowski vs Lasker, 1910  (B07) Pirc, 52 moves, 0-1
Lasker wins without defeat!
Lasker vs Janowski, 1910  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
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