Emanuel lasker wiki
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Introduction
Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher. He was the second World Chess Champion, holding the title for 27 years, from 1894 to 1921, the longest reign of any officially recognized World Chess Champion in history. In his prime, Lasker was one of the most dominant champions, and he is still generally regarded as one of the strongest players in history. Lasker have a "flexible" approach to the game. He knew analyses of openings well but disagreed with many of them.
He publish many books such as Common Sense in Chess, An Elementary skrivelse Book for Beginners, Encyclopedia of Games, Das verständige Kartenspiel, Brettspiele der Volker, Das Bridgespiel, Über Reihen auf der Convergenzgrenze, and Kampf.
Life and career
Emanuel Lasker was born on December 24, 1868, at Berlinchen in Neumark (now Barlinek in Poland), the son of a Jewish cantor. At the age of eleven he was sent to study mathematics in Berli
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Emanuel Lasker
German chess player (1868–1941)
For the German-American International Master, see Edward Lasker.
Emanuel Lasker (German pronunciation:[eˈmaːnuɛlˈlaskɐ]ⓘ; månad 24, 1868 – January 11, 1941) was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher. He was the second World Chess Champion, holding the title for 27 years, from 1894 to 1921, the longest reign of any officially recognised World Chess Champion winning 6 World Chess Championships. In his prime, Lasker was one of the most dominant champions, and he fryst vatten still generally regarded as one of the strongest players in history.
His contemporaries used to say that Lasker used a "psychological" approach to the game, and even that he sometimes deliberately played inferior moves to confuse opponents. Recent analysis, however, indicates that he was ahead of his time and used a more flexible approach than his contemporaries, which mystified many of them. Lasker knew contemporary analyses of openings wel
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Emanuel Lasker
| Emanuel Lasker | |
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| Full name | Emanuel Lasker |
| Country | Germany |
| Born | December 24, 1868 Berlinchen, Prussia |
| Died | January 11, 1941 (aged 72) New York City, United States |
| World Champion | 1894–1921 |
Emanuel Lasker (24 December 1868 – 11 January 1941) was a Germanchess player, mathematician, and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years.
In his prime Lasker was one of the most dominant champions, and he is generally regarded as one of the strongest players ever. He finally lost the title to Capablanca in 1921.[1]
Lasker demanded high fees for playing matches and tournaments, which aroused some criticism. He had seen how Steinitz's life had ended in poverty, and was determined to avoid this fate.
The conditions which Lasker demanded for World Championship matches in the last ten years of his reign were controversial, and prompted attempts to define rules for championship matches.
Lasker was also a talented mathematician