▁Mar ó czy , ▁T arr as ch ▁was ▁+ 1 ▁over ▁ 1 6 ▁games ▁while ▁L ask er ▁scored ▁+ 4 − 0 = 1 , ▁vs . ▁Richard ▁Te ich mann ▁T arr as ch ▁scored ▁+ 8 − 5 = 2 , ▁while ▁L ask er ▁beat ▁him ▁all ▁four ▁tournament ▁games . ▁ ▁However , ▁T arr as ch ▁had ▁a ▁narrow ▁plus ▁score ▁against ▁Harry ▁Nelson ▁P ills bury ▁of ▁+ 6 − 5 = 2 , ▁while ▁L ask er ▁was ▁even ▁+ 5 − 5 = 4 . ▁ ▁Still , ▁T arr as ch ▁remained ▁a ▁powerful ▁player , ▁demol ishing ▁Frank ▁Marshall ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁(+ 8 − 1 = 8 ), ▁and ▁winning ▁Ost end ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁over ▁Sch le chter , ▁Jan owski , ▁Marshall , ▁Burn , ▁and ▁Ch ig or in . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁love ▁lost ▁between ▁T arr as ch ▁and ▁L ask er . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁goes ▁that ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁introduced ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁their ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁championship ▁match , ▁T arr as ch ▁clicked ▁his ▁he els , ▁bow ed ▁st iff ly , ▁and ▁said , ▁" To ▁you , ▁Dr . ▁L ask er , ▁I ▁have ▁only ▁three ▁words , ▁check ▁and ▁mate " — then ▁left ▁the ▁room . ▁When ▁L ask er ▁finally ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁title ▁match ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8