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    The World's ChampionshipChess

    Match Played at Havana

    Between

    JOSE RAUL CAPABLANCA

    AND

    DR. EMANUEL LASKER

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    The World's Championship ChessMatch Played at Havana

    Between

    JOSE RAUL CAPABLANCA

    AND

    DR. EMANUEL LASKER

    192

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    WITH

    An Introd!t"on# t$e %!ore% o& '(( t$e )'*e% 'nnot'ted +,t$e !$'*-"on#

    to)et$er w"t$ %t't"%t"!'( *'tter 'nd t$e +"o)r'-$"e% o& t$etwo *'%ter%.

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    Contents

    CONTENTS................................................................................................6

    INTRODUCTON......................................................................................8

    JOSE RAUL CAPABLANCA.................................................................14

    DR. EMANUEL LASKER.......................................................................18

    TOURNAMENTS........................................................................................18

    MATCHES................................................................................................19

    THE RULES AND REGULATONS.....................................................21

    THE SUMMARY......................................................................................22

    GAME 1.....................................................................................................23

    GAME 2.....................................................................................................24

    Lasker - Capablanca [D37]...............................................................24

    GAME 3.....................................................................................................25

    GAME 4.....................................................................................................26

    GAME 5.....................................................................................................27

    GAME 6.....................................................................................................28

    GAME 7.....................................................................................................2

    Capablanca - Lasker [D64]...............................................................29

    GAME 8.....................................................................................................3!

    Lasker - Capablanca [D12]...............................................................30

    GAME .....................................................................................................31

    Capablanca - Lasker [D33]...............................................................31

    GAME 1!...................................................................................................31

    Lasker - Capablanca [D61]...............................................................31

    GAME 11...................................................................................................33Capablanca - Lasker [D63]...............................................................33

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    GAME 12...................................................................................................35

    GAME 13...................................................................................................36

    GAME 14...................................................................................................37

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    IntroductionT$e !$'*-"on%$"- !$e%% *'t!$#to w$"!$ t$e w$o(e !$e%% wor(d$'% +een (oo"n) &or w"t$ t$e

    eene%t -o%%"+(e "ntere%t# t$e!onte%t &or wor(d/% !$e%%%-re*'!,# "% ' t$"n) o& t$e-'%t# 'nd tod', Jo%e R'(C'-'+('n!' "% t$e new!$'*-"on# $'0"n) wre%t(ed t$e!o0eted t"t(e &ro* Dr. E*'ne(L'%er# w$o o!!-"ed t$e !$e%%t$rone &or o0er twent,%e0en

    ,e'r%. It "% not ne!e%%'r, todwe(( $ere on t$e det'"(% o& t$e!onte%t# w$"!$ 're )"0en "n &((+e(ow. S&&"!e "t to %', t$'t t$e,on) !$'*-"on *', +e -rodo& $"% '!$"e0e*ent# +e!'%e $ewent t$ro)$ t$e &")$t w"t$ot(o%"n) ' %"n)(e )'*e# w$"(e-('!"n) &or w"n% to $"% !red"t

    &ro* ' L'%er# w$o ne0er +e&ore"n 'n, o& $"% *'t!$e% ortorn'*ent% $'d &or -o"nt% ont$e de+t %"de o& $"% %!ore. T$e&'!t '(one %-e'% 0o(*e% tot$e !red"t o& t$e new !$'*-"on.W$"(e ' )re't *'n, o&C'-'+('n!'/% &r"end% were %ret$'t $e wo(d +e 0"!tor"o%# 'n

    e'( n*+er o& !$e%%de0otee%# "& not ' *'3or"t,# weree'((, !ert'"n t$'t L'%erwo(d 'dd 'not$er 0"!tor, to $"%%!ore. T$e -eo-(e t$o)$t t$'t$"% (on) e4-er"en!e 'nd $"%re*'r'+(e re!ord to d'tewo(d +e too *!$ &or t$e,on) 'd0er%'r, w$o# '(t$o)$

    $'0"n) %-(end"d 0"!tor"e% to $"%!red"t# w'% not (ooed -on '% 'de'd !ert'"n"t,# 'nd on(, ' &ew

    o& $"% *o%t 'rdent 'd*"rer% were%re t$'t t$e 0erd"!t wo(d +e "n$"% &'0or.

    W$en Dr. L'%er !$'((en)ed t$e('te W. Ste"n"t5# t$e *o%tre*'r'+(e t$"n) $'--ened#n'*e(,# t$'t $e !o(d not &"nd%&&"!"ent +'!"n) '*on) $"%&r"end% "n New 6or 'nd# +t &ort$e &"n'n!"'( %--ort $e re!e"0ed&ro* t$ree New 6or new%-'-er%#

    "t w'% r't$er do+t&( w$et$ert$e *'t!$ wo(d $'0e !o*e o&&'t t$e d'te %et "n t$e 'rt"!(e%.A*on) t$e *e*+er% o& t$eM'n$'tt'n C$e%% C(+# &or"n%t'n!e# t$e %ent"*ent w'%'(*o%t e4!(%"0e(, "n &'0or o&Ste"n"t5# w$o %!!eeded "n)ett"n) t$e '*ont o& $"%

    +'!"n)% 't on!e# 'nd %!'r!e(,'n,+od, !o(d +e &ond to %t'e$"% &'"t$ -on t$e t$en r't$er,ot$&( L'%er# &or t$e %"*-(ere'%on t$'t $"% re!ord !o(d not+e !o*-'red 0er, &'0or'+(, w"t$t$'t o& $"% r"0'(7 +t t$e now"n)one% were '(to)et$er wron)# 'ndL'%er +e!'*e t$e new

    !$'*-"on. T$e ('nd (',%o*ew$'t d"&&erent "n t$e !'%e o&t$e L'%erC'-'+('n!' !onte%t.W$"(e t$e ('tter/% re!ord w'% not'% )ood '% t$'t o& L'%er#C'-'+('n!' w'% (ooed -on '%one o& t$e )re'te%t !$e%%)en"%e% e0er# 'nd $en!e "t "%e'%"(, e4-('"ned t$'t "n t$"% !'%e

    *ore !on&"den!e w'% -('!ed "n$"* t$'n L'%er re!e"0ed "n $"%*'t!$ w"t$ Ste"n"t5.

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    C$e%% -(',er% o& &or*er)ener't"on% w"(( we(( re*e*+ert$e '(*o%t n%r*ont'+(ed"&&"!(t"e% "n order to $'0e t$e*'t!$ +etween t$e ('te W.

    Ste"n"t5 'nd J.H. 8ertort'rr'n)ed# w$"(e Dr. L'%erre-e'ted(, to(d t$e %tor, '+ott$e d"&&"!(t"e% $e e4-er"en!ed"n )ett"n) to ter*% w"t$ Ste"n"t5#+t t$e d"&&"!(t"e% "n 'rr'n)"n)t$e%e *'t!$e% were not$"n) "n!o*-'r"%on w"t$ t$o%e "n t$e*'t!$ w$"!$ w'% 3%t

    !on!(ded. In No0e*+er o& 1919C'-'+('n!' re!e"0ed ' (etter&ro* t$e Dt!$ C$e%%eder't"on# w$en 't London#'%"n) $"* w$et$er $e wo(d +ew"(("n) to -(', ' *'t!$ w"t$ Dr.L'%er 'nd nder w$'t!ond"t"on%. He re-("ed +, retrn*'"( t$'t $e wo(d +e +t too

    -(e'%ed to -(', %!$ ' *'t!$#+t $e !o(d t$en not n'*e 'n,!ond"t"on% w"t$ot now"n) Dr.L'%er/% "de'% '+ot %!$ '!onte%t. He %))e%ted#t$ere&ore# t$'t ' *eet"n) %$o(d+e 'rr'n)ed 't T$e H')e+etween Dr. L'%er 'nd $"*%e(&"n order to %'0e t"*e.

    Un&ortn'te(,# Dr. L'%er too%e0er'( wee% +e&ore 'n%wer"n)' (etter &ro* t$e Dt!$ C$e%%eder't"on. He# $owe0er# w$ent$e 'n%wer !'*e# ')reed -on%!$ ' *eet"n) on -r"n!"-(e 'nd&"4ed ' d'te &or "t. T$e *eet"n)d(, too -('!e 'nd# '&ter ')re't de'( o& 'r)"n) 'nd

    d"%!%%"on# 'rt"!(e% were &"n'((,%")ned. W$en t$e -(',er% *et't H'0'n' t$e, ')reed -on '

    !ode o& r(e% 'nd re)('t"on% to)o0ern t$e *'t!$. T$e%e w"(( +e&ond on 'not$er -')e o& t$"%+oo.

    No %ooner d"d "t +e!o*e nown

    t$'t t$e 'rt"!(e% $'d +een %")nedt$'n C'-'+('n!' )ot %e0er'(o&&er% &or &"n'n!"n) t$e *'t!$.One !'*e &ro* S-'"n# 'not$er&ro* t$e Un"ted St'te% 'nd#&"n'((,# one &ro* H'0'n'# w$"!$!"t, o&&ered t$e +"))e%t '*onte0er o&&ered &or ' %"*"('r !onte%t.W$en '+ot to "n&or* Dr. L'%er

    t$ereo word !'*e &ro* t$e('tter t$'t $e $'d re%")ned t$e!$'*-"on%$"- t"t(e# tr'n%&err"n) "tto C'-'+('n!'# 'nd $e )'0e '%re'%on &or %!$ ' %te- t$'t t$e!$e%% wor(d 't ('r)e d"d not t'e' %&&"!"ent "ntere%t "n t$e *'tter.

    A% %oon '% C'-'+('n!' !o(d

    !on0en"ent(, 'rr'n)e "t# $e (e&tH'0'n'# went %tr'")$t to Ero-e#%'w Dr. L'%er ')'"n 'nd &"n'((,%!!eeded "n -er%'d"n) $"* to'!!e-t t$e o&&er o& H'0'n'# 'ndt$e, ')reed to +e)"n t$e *'t!$'t H'0'n' on J'n'r, 1# 1921.New 'rt"!(e% were %")ned# '&ter '%o*ew$'t %tor*, *eet"n) 't T$e

    H')e# "n w$"!$ !"t, 't one t"*eC'-'+('n!' -r'!t"!'((, $'d )"0en- '(( $o-e% &or ' *'t!$ +e&oret$e 'rt"!(e% were %")ned.E0er,t$"n) %ee*ed to +e %ett(ednow# w$en Dr. L'%er *'de newde*'nd%# w$"!$ were# $owe0er#not -ro0"ded &or "n t$e 'rt"!(e%.Now t$"n)% were ')'"n - "n t$e

    '"r. Howe0er# C'-'+('n!'%!!eeded "n o+t'"n"n)-er*"%%"on &ro* H'0'n' to *eet

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    Dr. L'%er/% new de*'nd%. T$enDr. L'%er %et t$e d'te &or t$e+e)"nn"n) &or t$e *'t!$ &orM'r!$ 1:. W$, $e &"4ed t$ed'te "n t$e 'd0'n!ed %e'%on#w$en ' !'+(e w'% %ent to $"*

    on De!e*+er 2;t$# '%%r"n)$"* t$'t $"% new de*'nd%wo(d +e *et# $e '(one !'n te((.Peo-(e were '*'5ed# 'nd %t"((*ore %o w$en t$e, were to(dt$'t $"% &r"end% "n Ero-ew'rned $"* ')'"n%t -(',"n) t$e*'t!$ "n M'r!$ 'nd A-r"(# w$en$e !o(d e'%"(, $'0e +e)n -(',

    "n e+r'r,. St"(( $e w'% '%%red"n H'0'n' t$'t t$e we't$er!ond"t"on% wo(d +e '(( t$e!o(d +e de%"red nt"( t$e end o&A-r"(.

    W$en e0er,t$"n)# t$ere&ore#%ee*ed to +e on e'%, %treet#'not$er tro+(e %et "n. T$e

    A*er"!'n !o**"%%"oner 'tBer("n re&%ed to 0"%e Dr.L'%er/% -'%%-ort to tr'0e( 0"'New 6or# or 'n, ot$erA*er"!'n -ort# to C+' 'nd#w$en t$e !orre%-ondent o& t$eA%%o!"'ted Pre%% !'+(ed t$enew% to New 6or# $e 'ddedt$'t# n(e%% $e !o(d tr'0e( 0"'

    New 6or $e wo(d not )o toH'0'n' 't '((.

    Now Mr. Her+ert R. L"*+r)# t$e-re%"dent o& t$e M'n$'tt'nC$e%% C(+# w"red 'nd wrote tot$e Se!ret'r, o& St'te 'tW'%$"n)ton# '%"n) $"* tore%!"nd $"% de!"%"on 'nd "n&or*

    t$e A*er"!'n !o**"%%"oner 'tBer("n to 0"%e $"% -'%%-ort'!!ord"n)(,. Bt w$en t$e

    Se!ret'r, o& St'te d"d re%!"nd $"%&"r%t order 'nd !'+(ed to Ber("n to0"%e t$e -'%%-ort# Dr. L'%er $'d'(re'd, *'de 'rr'n)e*ent% to)o 0"' A*%terd'* d"re!t toH'0'n'# 'nd %o 't ('%t '((

    d"&&"!(t"e% were o0er!o*e.

    R")$t $ere "t *%t +e %t'ted t$'tne0er "n t$e $"%tor, o& !$e%% d"done o& t$e -r"n!"-'(% "n ' )re't!$e%% *'t!$ $'0e to )o t$ro)$%o *!$ tro+(e# (o%% o& t"*e 'nde4-en%e '% d"d C'-'+('n!' "n'rr'n)"n) t$'t t$e w$o(e !$e%%

    wor(d w'% "ntere%ted 'nd *o%t'n4"o% to %ee t$e &")$t +etweent$e two )"'nt%# t$e, o)$t to +e*")$t )r'te&( to t$e C+'n*'%ter to $'0e %!!e%%&((,+ro)$t '+ot t$e *o%t"*-ort'nt +'tt(e o& *odern t"*e%.

    A!!ord"n) to *, e4-er"en!e# tre

    eno)$# t$ere were r't$er %o*e0er, w'r* d',% dr"n) t$e-ro)re%% o& t$e *'t!$# +t t$ee0en"n)% were '(w',% "de'(. Ine0er &e(t t$e "n&(en!e o& t$ed',%# +e!'%e I too )re't !'renot to e4-o%e *,%e(& to t$e %ndr"n) t$e noon or e'r(,'&ternoon $or%# -r'!t"!'((,

    ee-"n) ' %"e%t' nt"( t$e ('te$or% "n t$e '&ternoon. I &ondt$e &ood )ood "n e0er, re%-e!t'nd# o& !or%e# I '0o"ded e't"n)*!$ *e't 'nd -r'!t"!'((,'+%t'"ned &ro* t'"n) '(!o$o("!+e0er')e%. I ne0er $'d 'n,!o*-('"nt% to *'e 'nd e-t "n-er&e!t $e'(t$ 'nd te*-er dr"n)

    t$e w$o(e o& *, n"ne wee%/ %t','t H'0'n'.

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    A% re)'rd% t$e 0ene o& '!t"on# I&ond "t t$e *o%t "de'( &or '!$e%% *'t!$. T$e -(',er% were%"t'ted "n 'n '+%o(te(, -r"0'teroo*# no+od, +t t$e re&eree'nd %e!ond% +e"n) 'd*"tted.

    T$e roo*# w"t$ ' !e"("n) o0ertwent, &eet $")$# $'d 'n e4"t tot$e )'rden% w$ere t$e -(',er%!o(d w'( '+ot w$en noten)')ed 't t$e +o'rd 'ndw'"t"n) &or t$e 'd0er%'r,/%*o0e. Re&re%$*ent% o&w$'te0er %ort were "n%t'nt(,&rn"%$ed +, ' w'"ter# w$o w'%

    '%%")ned to t$e -(',er%# re&eree#%e!ond% 'nd re-orter%e4!(%"0e(,. In %$ort# t$erene0er w'% ' !$e%% *'t!$-(',ed nder *ore "de'(%rrond"n)%# &ree &ro* to+'!!o%*oe 'nd no"%e%7 t$e Do!torw'% %o *!$ -(e'%ed '% to%-e!"'((, re&er to t$e no"%e(e%%

    w', "n w$"!$ t$e d"re!tor o&-(',# re&eree 'nd *-"re%w'(ed '+ot# ne0er ' w$"%-erd"%tr+"n) e"t$er -(',er "n t$e"r%td"e% on t$e +o'rd.

    A $")$(, "ntere%t"n) &e'tre*%t not +e o0er(ooed $ere#n'*e(,# t$e e4!eed"n)(,

    &r"end(, "nter!or%e +etweent$e -r"n!"-'(%. Dr"n) *, (on)e4-er"en!e "n w"tne%%"n)"*-ort'nt *'t!$e% 'ndtorn'*ent%# I $'0e ne0er+e&ore %een ' *ore !orteo%"nter!or%e +etween t$e -(',er%t$'n on t$"% o!!'%"on. T$erene0er w'% t$e %(")$te%t d"%-te

    o0er t$e r(e% or 'n,t$"n) e(%e'nd# w$ene0er 'n, do+t&(*'tter 'ro%e# t$e -(',er% 't

    on!e ')reed one w', or t$eot$er# ne0er '--e'("n) to e"t$ert$e re&eree or %e!ond%. E0enw$en Dr. L'%er de!"ded to t'e$"% ('%t d', o& on r"d',# M'r!$22# 'nd 'rr"0ed 't t$e C'%"no on

    t$e S'trd', &o((ow"n) 'nd "n 'n"nter0"ew w"t$ t$e re&eree# Jd)eA(+erto Pon!e# %t'ted t$'t $e w'%%"! 'nd !o(d not -o%%"+(, -(',t$'t n")$t# C'-'+('n!' %'"der, we((7= 'nd %o Dr. L'%er#w"t$ t$e -er*"%%"on o& t$e re&eree'nd C'-'+('n!'# )ot (e'0e o&'+%en!e to t$e Te%d', e0en"n)

    &o((ow"n). Sre(,# *ore !orte%,!o(d not -o%%"+(, $'0e +eene4-e!ted.

    T$e &"n'( %!ene% o& t$e *'t!$ !'n+e +r"e&(, de%!r"+ed '% &o((ow%