Which chess player did Emanuel Lasker defeat to become World Chess Champion?
Wilhelm Steinitz
Jose Capablanca
Mikhail Botvinnik
Anatoly Karpov
Answer
Emanuel Lasker defeated Wilhelm Steinitz in 1894 to become the World Chess Champion. Steinitz was the first official World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1886 to 1894.
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