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Lasker - Mieses 1889/90 Match

Emanuel Lasker6.5/8(+5 -0 =3)[games]
Jacques Mieses1.5/8(+0 -5 =3)[games]

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Lasker - Mieses 1889/90

Leipzig, Saxony, Germany (30 December 1889-6 January 1890)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wins ————————————————————————————— Lasker 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 5 Mieses 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ————————————————————————————— Format: First to five wins, draws not counting, is victor. Purse: 450 Marks.

<Introduction>
Jacques Mieses had announced his wish to play a match against one of the Berlin masters during an earlier visit to the city. Following this invitation, Emanuel Lasker went to Leipzig, Germany. The match took place in the Centralhalle(1) in Leipzig, from 30th December 1889 to 6th January 1890. The purse was 450 Marks. The winner was to be the first player to score five wins.(2)

Sources
(1) Wikipedia article: Central-Halle (Leipzig)
(2) Albert Heyde, Deutsches Wochenschach, 26 January 1890, issues 3 and 4, pp. 22-23, https://archive.org/stream/deutsche...

Credit
Based on an original game collection by User: TheFocus.

 page 1 of 1; 8 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Lasker vs J Mieses 1-0371889Lasker - Mieses 1889/90A80 Dutch
2. J Mieses vs Lasker ½-½601889Lasker - Mieses 1889/90A07 King's Indian Attack
3. Lasker vs J Mieses ½-½701890Lasker - Mieses 1889/90D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted
4. J Mieses vs Lasker 0-1431890Lasker - Mieses 1889/90A07 King's Indian Attack
5. Lasker vs J Mieses 1-0301890Lasker - Mieses 1889/90D02 Queen's Pawn Game
6. J Mieses vs Lasker ½-½331890Lasker - Mieses 1889/90A07 King's Indian Attack
7. Lasker vs J Mieses 1-0391890Lasker - Mieses 1889/90D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted
8. J Mieses vs Lasker 0-1251890Lasker - Mieses 1889/90C26 Vienna
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