The Lasker-Steinitz Match,
World Championship 1894
Researched by Nick Pope
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Epilogue
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| Mr. Steinitz favors us with the following
correspondence
bearing upon the projected “return” match for the championship
of the world: |
| W. STEINITZ, Esq. |
| Dear Sir: In reply to your late favor, I beg to
state that Mr. W. M. de Visser has kindly consented to act as my
second. |
| I am not certain of the date of my return, as I
intend to make a trip around the world; but I shall be at your disposal
whenever I shall be back from my journey. Yours very truly,
wishing
you a cordial good-bye, |
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E. LASKER.
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| W.M. de Visser, Esq., Brooklyn: |
| My Dear Mr. De Visser - Mr. Lasker has notified
me that you have accepted the office of his second, and I beg to
express,
in the first place, my warmest approval of his selection and my fullest
confidence that you will conduct negotiations on his behalf in the most
honorable manner. |
| From Mr. Lasker’s last letter to me, of
which I
inclose a copy, as well as from my previous correspondence with him on
the subject. I can only conclude that he has given you pienary
powers
to make binding preparations for the contemplated match with one
exception,
namely, in regard to the time for the commencement of the contest, which
he now desires to be extended until his return from an intended
“trip round
the world.” As you may be aware Mr. Lasker had already, in a
previous
letter to me, dated June 15, positively fixed the beginning of the match
for the end of the current year, and I must strongly enter my objection
against his making such a serious modification of our agreement without
my consent. |
| However, in order to meet Mr. Lasker’s
wishes as
much as possible, I am willing to postpone the beginning of the match
until
the middle of March, of 1895, at the latest. You will, no doubt,
understand that I cannot bind myself and my backers for an indefinite
period,
and that I cannot make any further concession on the point, as otherwise
the match is not likely to be finished before the hot Summer season,
which
is utterly unsuitable for such a contest. Very truly yours, |
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W. STEINITZ.
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Steinitz Issues Another Challenge to
Lasker.
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| MONTREAL, Oct. 5. - William Steinitz, the
ex-champion
chess player of the world, has issued a challenge to Emanuel Lasker for
another series of games for the championship. The challenge will
remain open until Oct. 15. The place of meeting is to be
Montreal.
If Lasker declines Steinitz will challenge Tarrasch, the Russian
champion
[sic], for a series of games here. |
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The Sun, New York,
1894.10.06
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| Chess Player Steintiz has received the following
letters regarding the proposed return chess match for the
championship: |
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London, Sept. 26, 1894.
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| W. Steintiz, Esq. |
| DEAR SIR: In reply to your letter of Aug. 10 I
beg
to repeat what I said in June, viz., that I shall be very pleased to
play
a return match with you. I did not mention any date in my letter,
but I will do so now, and fix Oct. 1, 1895, for the beginning of the
match.
Chess and other engagements that I have entered into do not allow me to
play sooner. If this does not suit you I am very sorry. |
| I do not reply to your other, in my opinion,
irrelevant
remarks: besides, I do not claim to be a match for you in a newspaper
fight,
but I am, until beaten on the checkered board, the chess champion of the
world. |
| Kindly send communications to Mr. de Visser as
heretofore,
as he will always know my address. |
| Yours very truly, |
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EMANUEL LASKER.
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New York, Oct. 8, 1894.
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| MY DEAR MR. STEINITZ: I have to-day received a
letter
from Mr. Lasker from London, enclosing a personal reply to you of your
letter to me of Aug. 10, which I herewith beg to hand you. |
| Inasmuch as you have announced your intention of
claiming the championship unless Mr. Lasker agreed to begin play in the
return match by March 17, 1895, and as this Mr. Lasker plainly declines
to do, I presume there can be at present no further need of my services
to the latter as his second: and as much as I regret to forego the
pleasure
of further correspondence with you. I must request that should you
have any communications to make to Mr. Lasker you will address him
personally
and directly. |
| I have no doubt Mr. Lasker will keep me posted as
to his whereabouts, and I shall be happy at any time to give you his
address
if you require it. |
| Regretting exceedingly that the chess world has
for the present at least lost the expected opportunity of witnessing
another
contest between two such masters of the royal game, I remain, with kind
regards, very truly yours. |
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W. M. DE VISSER.
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The Sun, New York,
1894.10.10
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