▁Petersburg ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁T arr as ch ▁drew ▁a ▁hard - f ought ▁match ▁against ▁Ste init z ' ▁ch allen ger ▁Mik h ail ▁Ch ig or in ▁(+ 9 − 9 = 4 ) ▁after ▁leading ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁way . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁four ▁major ▁tournament s ▁in ▁succession : ▁Bres lau ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁Manchester ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁Dresden ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁and ▁Leipzig ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁ ▁However , ▁after ▁E manuel ▁L ask er ▁became ▁world ▁ch ess ▁champion ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁T arr as ch ▁could ▁not ▁match ▁him . ▁Fred ▁Re inf eld ▁wrote : ▁" T arr as ch ▁was ▁dest ined ▁to ▁play ▁second ▁fiddle ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life ." ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁L ask er ▁scored ▁much ▁better ▁against ▁mut ual ▁oppon ents , ▁e . g . ▁vs . ▁Ch ig or in , ▁T arr as ch ▁had ▁+ 2 ▁over ▁ 3 4 ▁games ▁while ▁L ask er ▁scored ▁+ 7 ▁in ▁ 2 1 ; ▁vs . ▁Ak iba ▁Rub in stein ▁T arr as ch ▁was ▁− 8 ▁without ▁a ▁single ▁win , ▁while ▁L ask er ▁scored ▁+ 2 − 1 = 2 ; ▁vs . ▁David ▁Jan owski ▁T arr as ch ▁scored ▁+ 3 ▁compared ▁to ▁L ask er ' s ▁huge ▁+ 2 2 ; ▁vs . ▁Gé za