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Emanuel Lasker
Holding the world chess championship for 27 years, from 1894 to 1921.
St Petersburg · New York
- Born
- 24 December 1868
- Birthplace
- Berlinchen, Prussia (now Barlinek, Poland)
- Died
- 11 January 1941
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Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker was a German chess champion and mathematician known for adaptable, resourceful play.
Early life
Family background
His father was a cantor.
Learning chess
His older brother Berthold taught him while he studied in Berlin.
Career
- 1889
Master status
Won the Breslau Hauptturnier.
- 1894
World champion
Defeated Wilhelm Steinitz for the title.
- 1921
End of reign
Lost the championship match to José Raúl Capablanca.
Achievements
St Petersburg
Won ahead of Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine.
New York
Won the tournament three years after losing his crown.
Manual of Chess
Published his influential chess textbook in German.
Beyond chess
Mathematics
Earned a doctorate at Erlangen and contributed to commutative algebra.
Exile
Left Nazi Germany and eventually settled in the United States.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Further source ↗Photo: Unknown author Unknown author. CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
