★★★ INTRO ★★★

The 1908 World Chess Championship was between 42 year old defending champion Emanuel Lasker of Germany and 42 year old challenge David Janowski of France.

★★★ BACKGROUND ★★★

Lasker and Janowski played 2 matches before, drawing the first one with 2 wins a piece in 1909, while Lasker won the 2nd one with 7 wins, 2 draws and a loss (see Lasker - Janowski (1909) for games and more info).

★★★ CONDITIONS ★★★

The winner would be the first to win 8 games (not counting draws). It was the second World Chess Championship for 1910 (see Game Collection: 1910 World Chess Championship (first one)). Game 1 was played on November 8th, 1910.

★★★ NOTABLE GAMES ★★★

Game 3: Lasker vs Janowski, 1910

Game 5: Lasker vs Janowski, 1910

Game 9: Lasker vs Janowski, 1910

★★★ FINAL ★★★

Game 11 was played on December 8th, 1910. Lasker won 8-0 (9 1/2-1 1/2 with draws). Note: Points measured in wins, with draws in bracket.

★★★ MINI TABLE ★★★

Lasker 1 1/2 1/2 1 1 1/2 1 1 1 1 1 (8 wins, 3 draws, 0 losses) <86.4% score>

Janowski 0 1/2 1/2 0 0 1/2 0 0 0 0 0 (0 wins, 3 draws, 8 losses) <13.6% score>

★★★ OTHER LINKS ★★★

See also: Lasker - Janowski World Championship Match (1910)

Head to Head Record Prior to 1910: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... (14 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in favour of Lasker)

Previous World Championship: Game Collection: 1910 World Chess Championship (first one)

Next World Championship: Game Collection: 1921 World Chess Championship