AOctober 01 1920
Los Angeles Evening Express, Los Angeles, California, Friday, October 01, 1920
Chess Champion to Renounce His Title
San Francisco, Oct. 1.— That Dr. Emanuel Lasker is firm in his determination to regard Jose Capablanca in whose favor he retired some time ago, as the present world's chess champion, and that even should he win the match at Havana in January next, he will not retain the title thus recovered, but hand it back for competition among the younger masters, is evident from a letter written by him to H. Helms, editor of the American Chess Bulletin.
It will be his last match for the championship, but he throws no light on the question whether he will again be seen in tournament play. He also believes that an international chess federation is most necessary and that America should take the lead. Dr. Lasker writes:
“I shall no more be champion. Should I win the title in the contest at Havana it will be only to surrender it to the competition of the young chess masters.”
