Lasker–Ettlinger Match 1893

Lasker concedes draw odds and still wins every game
6–13 September 1893 · New York, United States
Lasker won 5–0

Emanuel Lasker swept Eugene Ettlinger 5–0 in New York despite conceding the odds of a draw, winning all five games of their short match.

A perfect score under match odds

The match condition made a drawn game favorable to Ettlinger, but none occurred. Lasker won each of the five played games and therefore the match by the same 5–0 margin.

The direct historical table identifies the draw-odds condition and the complete five-game result.

The complete score

All five games survive, in order. Lasker won every one, +5 −0 =0.

Cross table

5–0
Lasker won · official result +5-0=0
Player 1 2 3 4 5 Pts
Lasker 11111 5
Ettlinger 00000 0

1 win · ½ draw · 0 loss — click a game number to replay it.