For the German-American International Master, see Edward Lasker.
Emanuel Lasker
Lasker in 1929
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 (German pronunciation:[eˈmaːnuɛlˈlaskɐ]ⓘ; December 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 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.
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 well but disagreed with many of them. He published chess magazines and five chess books, but later players and commentators found it difficult to draw lessons from his methods.
Lasker made contributions to the development of other games. He was a first-class contract bridge player[1] and wrote about bridge, Go, and his own invention, Lasca. His books about games presented a problem that is still considered notable in the mathematical analysis of card games. Lasker was a research mathematician who was known for his contributions to commutative algebra, which included proving the primary decomposition of the ideals of polynomial rings. His philosophical works and a drama that he co-wrote, however, received little attention.
^A detailed examination of Emanuel Lasker's involvement in bridge is provided by the chapter Nicht nur Schach Emanuel Lasker als Bridgespieler by Robert van de Velde on pages 332–363 of Emanuel Lasker Denker Weltenbürger Schachweltmeister edited by Richard Forster, Stefan Hansen and Michael Negele (Berlin, 2009).
EmanuelLasker (German pronunciation: [eˈmaːnuɛl ˈlaskɐ] ; December 24, 1868 – January 11, 1941) was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher...
1890s: Siegbert Tarrasch and EmanuelLasker. Tarrasch had the better tournament results at the time, but it was Lasker who was able to raise the money...
achieved were: 2725: José Raúl Capablanca 2720: Mikhail Botvinnik, EmanuelLasker 2700: Mikhail Tal 2690: Alexander Alekhine, Paul Morphy, Vasily Smyslov...
earlier time, perhaps as early as 1866. Steinitz lost his title to EmanuelLasker in 1894, and lost a rematch in 1896–97. Statistical rating systems give...
was distantly related to World Chess Champion EmanuelLasker with whom he is sometimes confused. Lasker was born in Kempen, Province of Posen, Prussia...
culminate with the World Championship match played the following year, EmanuelLasker played a casual match with Dawid Janowski in Paris. This was reported...
for medical research Lasker's Manual of Chess, a book on the game of chess by EmanuelLasker. Lasker–Noether theorem or Lasker Ring, a mathematical theorem...
title to challenger EmanuelLasker, who was 32 years his junior. Reigning World Champion Steinitz publicly spoke of retiring; Lasker challenged him, and...
the incumbent EmanuelLasker and the challenger Siegbert Tarrasch from August 17 to September 30, 1908, in Düsseldorf and Munich. Lasker successfully defended...
World Chess Championship was played between José Raúl Capablanca and EmanuelLasker. It was played in Capablanca's native Havana from March 18 to April...
world champion EmanuelLasker of Germany, and challenger Frank J. Marshall of the United States, for the world chess championship. Lasker defended his title...
and the first known use of the term in English was by World Champion EmanuelLasker in 1905. The concept of zugzwang was known to chess players many centuries...
champions, four were Jewish or had some Jewish ancestry: Wilhelm Steinitz, EmanuelLasker, Mikhail Botvinnik and Mikhail Tal. The Modern School of Chess espoused...
(also called Laska or Laskers) is a draughts (or checkers) variant, invented by the second World Chess Champion EmanuelLasker (1868–1941). Lasca is derived...
the same as, powers of prime ideals). The theorem was first proven by EmanuelLasker (1905) for the special case of polynomial rings and convergent power...
Joseph Henry Blackburne, London 1889: EmanuelLasker vs Johann Hermann Bauer, Amsterdam. This game between EmanuelLasker and Johann Hermann Bauer was the...
EmanuelLasker). At London 1892 he finished only ½ point behind EmanuelLasker and 2 points ahead of the third-placed player, Mason. EmanuelLasker thought...
Chess Championship match in Havana between José Raúl Capablanca and EmanuelLasker, the same position occurred three times, but no draw was claimed. After...
champion EmanuelLasker, who was his friend. In that foreword Einstein states, "I am no chess player myself, so I am not in a position to admire [Lasker’s] mental...
He is best known for drawing a World Chess Championship match with EmanuelLasker. Schlechter was born into a Catholic family in Vienna. He is sometimes...
the game, developing his own ideas from a study of Siegbert Tarrasch, EmanuelLasker, José Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine. Combe made his comeback in...
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