Lasker and Janowski first played a short match to test Janowski's suitability as a challenger.

Paris, V, 1909.

	1	2	3	4		Total
Janowski D	0	1	1	0		2.0
Lasker Em	1	0	0	1		2.0

A longer match followed several months later. As Lasker had already committed to defend his title against Schlechter, he proposed to play the match as an exhibition. Janowski agreed.

Paris, X-XI, 1909.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		Total
Lasker Em	=	1	1	1	1	0	1	=	1	1		8.0
Janowski D	=	0	0	0	0	1	0	=	0	0		2.0

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