Lasker – Janowski World Championship Match 1910

dates: 8 November–8 December 1910
location: Berlin, Germany
score: 9½–1½ (Lasker–Janowski)
winner: Emanuel Lasker

Emanuel Lasker in a German Federal Archives portrait dated 19 March 1929. This later portrait is not from the match. Photo: Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-00457 / Unknown photographer.

Dawid Janowski challenged Lasker in Berlin later in the same year as the Schlechter match. This was a separate World Championship contest, with an eight-win target.

Lasker won eight games and drew three without a defeat. The conventional points total was 9½–1½. Keeping the eleven games in order distinguishes this championship from the players’ other matches.

All 11 played games appear below in match order. The game records preserve the archive’s player names, round numbers and dates, including unknown date components. Select either player in the embedded trainer to work through the decisions from that side. A drawn game remains a complete exercise for both players.

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Match results

Lasker – Janowski World Championship Match 1910 final standings and game-by-game scores
Player	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Game 9	Game 10	Game 11	Points
Emanuel Lasker	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	9½
Dawid Janowski	0	½	½	0	0	½	0	0	0	0	0	1½

Each game column shows the score earned by that player. 1 = win, ½ = draw, 0 = loss. Points are out of 11.

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Game 1: Game 1: Lasker wins in 22 moves

The opening moves were 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.Nf3 Nf6 (ECO D32). Emanuel Lasker won with White after 22 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 22.Rxc6. The running points score became 1–0 (Lasker–Janowski).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Emanuel Lasker – Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky 1-0	World Championship 11th	1910	22	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 2: Game 2: a draw after 45 moves

The opening moves were 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 c5 (ECO D05). The players drew after 45 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 45...Rb6. The running points score became 1½–½ (Lasker–Janowski).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky – Emanuel Lasker 1/2-1/2	World Championship 11th	1910	45	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 3: Game 3: a draw after 101 moves

The opening moves were 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 (ECO D55). The players drew after 101 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 101.f6. The running points score became 2–1 (Lasker–Janowski).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Emanuel Lasker – Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky 1/2-1/2	World Championship 11th	1910	101	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 4: Game 4: Lasker wins in 31 moves

The opening moves were 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.c4 e6 (ECO D27). Emanuel Lasker won with Black after 31 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 31...Qe7. The running points score became 3–1 (Lasker–Janowski).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky – Emanuel Lasker 0-1	World Championship 11th	1910	31	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 5: Game 5: Lasker wins in 29 moves

The opening moves were 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 (ECO D32). Emanuel Lasker won with White after 29 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 29.Bc6+. The running points score became 4–1 (Lasker–Janowski).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Emanuel Lasker – Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky 1-0	World Championship 11th	1910	29	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 6: Game 6: a draw after 67 moves

The opening moves were 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.e3 c5 (ECO D40). The players drew after 67 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 67.Ra8. The running points score became 4½–1½ (Lasker–Janowski).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky – Emanuel Lasker 1/2-1/2	World Championship 11th	1910	67	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 7: Game 7: Lasker wins in 46 moves

The opening moves were 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 (ECO D32). Emanuel Lasker won with White after 46 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 46.Ra6. The running points score became 5½–1½ (Lasker–Janowski).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Emanuel Lasker – Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky 1-0	World Championship 11th	1910	46	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 8: Game 8: Lasker wins in 88 moves

The opening moves were 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.c4 e6 (ECO D40). Emanuel Lasker won with Black after 88 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 88...Nf5+. The running points score became 6½–1½ (Lasker–Janowski).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky – Emanuel Lasker 0-1	World Championship 11th	1910	88	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 9: Game 9: Lasker wins in 43 moves

The opening moves were 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 (ECO C79). Emanuel Lasker won with White after 43 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 43.Rgg8. The running points score became 7½–1½ (Lasker–Janowski).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Emanuel Lasker – Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky 1-0	World Championship 11th	1910	43	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 10: Game 10: Lasker wins in 52 moves

The opening moves were 1.d4 d6 2.e4 e5 3.dxe5 dxe5 4.Qxd8+ Kxd8 (ECO B07). Emanuel Lasker won with Black after 52 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 52...Kg4. The running points score became 8½–1½ (Lasker–Janowski).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky – Emanuel Lasker 0-1	World Championship 11th	1910	52	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 11: Game 11: Lasker wins in 30 moves

The opening moves were 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3 Bg4 (ECO C30). Emanuel Lasker won with White after 30 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 30.Bd4. The running points score became 9½–1½ (Lasker–Janowski).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Emanuel Lasker – Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky 1-0	World Championship 11th	1910	30	No	—	—	—	—	Start

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