Lasker – Schlechter World Championship Match 1910

dates: 7 January–10 February 1910
location: Vienna, Austria; Berlin, Germany
score: 5–5 (Lasker–Schlechter)
winner: Emanuel Lasker retained the title

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.

Carl Schlechter faced Lasker in a ten-game World Championship match split between Vienna and Berlin. Historical accounts disagree about some of the title conditions; this article does not assume that a disputed two-point winning margin was an established rule.

Schlechter won game 5 and carried his lead into the final round. Lasker won game 10 to level the match at 5–5 and retain the title. The other eight games were drawn.

All 10 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 – Schlechter 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	Points
Emanuel Lasker	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	1	5
Carl Schlechter	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	0	5

Each game column shows the score earned by that player. 1 = win, ½ = draw, 0 = loss. Points are out of 10.

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Game 1: Game 1: a draw after 69 moves

The opening moves were 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O d6 (ECO C66). The players drew after 69 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 69...Ra4. The running points score became ½–½ (Lasker–Schlechter).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Carl Schlechter – Emanuel Lasker 1/2-1/2	World Championship 10th	1910	69	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 2: Game 2: a draw after 35 moves

The opening moves were 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 (ECO C80). The players drew after 35 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 35...Rbxc3. The running points score became 1–1 (Lasker–Schlechter).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Emanuel Lasker – Carl Schlechter 1/2-1/2	World Championship 10th	1910	35	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 3: Game 3: a draw after 31 moves

The opening moves were 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O d6 (ECO C66). The players drew after 31 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 31...Qa5. The running points score became 1½–1½ (Lasker–Schlechter).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Carl Schlechter – Emanuel Lasker 1/2-1/2	World Championship 10th	1910	31	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 4: Game 4: a draw after 56 moves

The opening moves were 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 (ECO C80). The players drew after 56 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 56...Qc1+. The running points score became 2–2 (Lasker–Schlechter).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Emanuel Lasker – Carl Schlechter 1/2-1/2	World Championship 10th	1910	56	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 5: Game 5: Schlechter wins in 58 moves

The opening moves were 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O d6 (ECO C66). Carl Schlechter won with White after 58 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 58...Kc8. The running points score became 2–3 (Lasker–Schlechter).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Carl Schlechter – Emanuel Lasker 1-0	World Championship 10th	1910	58	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 6: Game 6: a draw after 47 moves

The opening moves were 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 (ECO C80). The players drew after 47 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 47...Rxh3. The running points score became 2½–3½ (Lasker–Schlechter).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Emanuel Lasker – Carl Schlechter 1/2-1/2	World Championship 10th	1910	47	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 7: Game 7: a draw after 48 moves

The opening moves were 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 (ECO B57). The players drew after 48 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 48...Bxc6. The running points score became 3–4 (Lasker–Schlechter).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Carl Schlechter – Emanuel Lasker 1/2-1/2	World Championship 10th	1910	48	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 8: Game 8: a draw after 43 moves

The opening moves were 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 (ECO C80). The players drew after 43 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 43...Qf5. The running points score became 3½–4½ (Lasker–Schlechter).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Emanuel Lasker – Carl Schlechter 1/2-1/2	World Championship 10th	1910	43	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 9: Game 9: a draw after 65 moves

The opening moves were 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 (ECO B33). The players drew after 65 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 65.Rxd6. The running points score became 4–5 (Lasker–Schlechter).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Carl Schlechter – Emanuel Lasker 1/2-1/2	World Championship 10th	1910	65	No	—	—	—	—	Start

Game 10: Game 10: Lasker wins in 71 moves

The opening moves were 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 g6 (ECO D94). Emanuel Lasker won with White after 71 moves. The recorded continuation ends with 71.Kc5. The running points score became 5–5 (Lasker–Schlechter).

Game	Event	Year	Moves	Played	Current move	Score	Correct	Accuracy	Action
Emanuel Lasker – Carl Schlechter 1-0	World Championship 10th	1910	71	No	—	—	—	—	Start

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