Carl Schlechter

Carl Schlechter
Schlechter in 1895
Personal information
Born(1874-03-02)2 March 1874
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died27 December 1918(1918-12-27) (aged 44)
Budapest, Hungary
Chess career
CountryAustria-Hungary

Carl Schlechter (2 March 1874 – 27 December 1918) was a leading Austro-Hungarian chess master and theoretician at the turn of the 20th century. He is best known for drawing a controversial World Chess Championship match with Emanuel Lasker.

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