Notable Games
Carl Schlechter
16 celebrated games · 319 in the full archive
◈The games that made the legend
Fleissig – Schlechter · 1893 · 0–1
Vienna 1893. A famous 18-move miniature: Schlechter lets Fleissig's queen grab both black rooks (12.Qxc8, 15.Qxa8) and mates anyway — 15…Qd5+, 16…Be3+, 18…Qd2+. An early brilliancy on his chessgames notable list.
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Schlechter – Steinitz · 1898 · 1–0
Cologne 1898. A 24-move king hunt that drags former World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz's king into the open (18.Rxd6+) to a decisive finish.
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Schlechter – Chigorin · 1899 · 1–0
London 1899. A win over the great Mikhail Chigorin, converted patiently in a long queen-and-minor-piece endgame.
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Schlechter – Maroczy · 1902 · 1–0
Monte Carlo 1902. A French Defence win over Géza Maróczy, a central passed e-pawn breaking through to 37.e7.
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Schlechter – Tarrasch · 1903 · 1–0
Monte Carlo 1903. A 26-move win over Siegbert Tarrasch, the central break 24.d6 opening the position.
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Schlechter – Mason · 1903 · 1–0
Monte Carlo 1903. A Philidor-Defence endgame win over James Mason, the king marching to b6 to win the rook ending. On his chessgames notable list.
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Schlechter – Marshall · 1903 · 1–0
Monte Carlo 1903. A win over the American attacker Frank Marshall, Schlechter's knight dominating the endgame (37.Nc4+).
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Schlechter – Lasker · 1904 · 1–0
Cambridge Springs 1904. A Queen's Gambit Declined win over reigning World Champion Emanuel Lasker.
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Schlechter – John · 1905 · 1–0
Barmen 1905. A Queen's Gambit Declined win over Walter John, the passed b-pawn deciding a knight ending (50.b5). On his chessgames notable list.
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Schlechter – Tartakower · 1907 · 1–0
Karlsbad 1907. A win over Savielly Tartakower, escorting a passed h-pawn home (42.h7) in a king-and-pawn ending.
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Schlechter – Reti · 1908 · 1–0
Vienna 1908. A Ruy Lopez win over the young Richard Réti, a kingside knight attack (44.Nf6+, 46.Qf4+).
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Schlechter – Lasker · 1910 · 1–0
World Championship match, Game 5, 1910. Schlechter beats reigning champion Emanuel Lasker to go a point ahead in the title match — he would come within one game of the crown before the final-game loss levelled it 5–5. His most celebrated result.
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Schlechter – Alekhine · 1910 · 1–0
Hamburg 1910. A win over the teenage Alexander Alekhine — a future World Champion — a clean positional squeeze with the two bishops.
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Schlechter – Duras · 1911 · 1–0
San Sebastián 1911. A win over Oldřich Duras — a world top-tenner — ground out in a bishop-and-knight endgame.
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Schlechter – Perlis · 1911 · 1–0
Karlsbad 1911. A win over Julius Perlis, connected passed pawns (43.d7) deciding the rook ending. On his chessgames notable list.
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Schlechter – Rubinstein · 1918 · 1–0
From his 1918 match with Akiba Rubinstein — a Ruy Lopez won in Schlechter's final year, months before he died in poverty at the war's end.
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