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World Chess Championship 1908 
Summary
A World Chess Championship was played between the incumbent Emanuel Lasker and the challenger Siegbert Tarrasch from August 17 to September 30, 1908, in Düsseldorf and Munich. Lasker successfully defended his title.
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Defending champion |
Challenger | |||||
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 Emanuel Lasker |
Siegbert Tarrasch | |||||
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Born 24 December 1868 39 years old |
Born 5 March 1862 46 years old | |||||
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Results edit
The first player to win eight games would be the World Champion.
World Chess Championship Match 1908 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Wins Total 
Emanuel Lasker (Germany)
1 1 0 1 1 = 1 = = 0 1 0 1 = = 1 8 10½ Siegbert Tarrasch (Germany)
0 0 1 0 0 = 0 = = 1 0 1 0 = = 0 3 5½
Lasker retained his title.
Game 14, which lasted for 119 moves,[1] held the record for the longest game in a world championship until Game 5 of the 1978 championship, which lasted 124 moves.
References edit
- ^ "Siegbert Tarrasch vs Emanuel Lasker". Chessgames Services LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
External links edit
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