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Emanuel Lasker : [a Chess Biography with 000 Games: Two Volume Set] by Hans Renette (2024, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-10147668457X

ISBN-139781476684574

eBay Product ID (ePID)19058375206

Product Key Features

Number of Pages1125 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEmanuel Lasker : [A Chess Biography with 000 Games: Two Volume Set]

Publication Year2024

SubjectChess, General

TypeTextbook

AuthorHans Renette

Subject AreaSports & Recreation, Games & Activities

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height2.3 in

Item Weight89.6 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2023-054835

Number of Volumes2 vols.

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentTable of Contents * Volume 1 Introduction Early Years in Chess Learning chess Café Kaiserhof tournament, June 1889 Breslau 1889 Amsterdam 1889 Back in Germany Match with Mieses 1889-1890 In England and France Berlin 1890 Graz 1890 Match with Englisch 1890 1891--A Quiet Year In England 1892 The First Months in the United States(October 1892-January 1893) In Cuba Back in the United States The Impromptu Tournament 1893 Towards the Championship The World Championship with Steinitz Appraisal and Aftermath Back in Europe and Illness Back in Action, Early 1895 Hastings 1895 A Short Interval St. Petersburg 1895-1896 Returning to England Nuremberg 1896 Preparing for the Rematch The Rematch with Steinitz 1896/1897 Back in England Active Again 1898-1899 London 1899 Paris 1900 The Remainder of 1900. Quiet Years 1901-1903 Back in Europe 1903-1904 Resident in the United States 1904-1906 Towards the Championship Match-1906 * Volume 2 The World Championship Match with Marshall 1907 After the Match and to Europe England Holland Germany and Central Europe Holland Again Germany and Denmark The World Championship Match with Tarrasch 1908 The Aftermath Towards St. Petersburg Paris St. Petersburg 1909 Two Matches with Janowski, May-October 1909 The World Championship Match with Schlechter 1910 South America 1910 The World Championship Match with Janowski 1910 Failed Challenges 1911-1914 St. Petersburg 1914 The War Years 1915-1918 Getting Back on His Feet 1919-1920 The World Championship Match with Capablanca 1921 After the Championship 1921-1923 M.hrisch Ostrau 1923 Russia 1924 New York 1924 Moscow 1925 Quiet Years in Chess 1926-1934 Zürich 1934 1000 Moscow 1935 1013 Moscow 1936 1042 Nottingham 1936 1066 The Final Years 1936-1941 1081 Addendum 1093 Bibliography 1095 Index of Players (by game number) 1097 ECO Index (by game number) 1102 General Index (by page number) 1103

SynopsisEmanuel Lasker (1868-1941) had the longest reign of any world champion in chess - 27 years. This book presents for the first time a detailed examination of Lasker's chess career, with a complete collection of games, many presented with analysis by Lasker and other first rank masters. This volume covers the period to the end of 1907., Emanuel Lasker (1868-1941) had the longest reign of any world champion in chess--27 years. From 1894 through 1921, he wielded exceptional dominance over several generations of contemporaries and is still regarded as one of the strongest players the world has seen. A multifaceted personality, he excelled in other fields as well, and his life has been the subject of a recent deep-digging biographic trilogy. This book presents for the first time a detailed examination of Lasker's chess career, with a complete collection of games, many presented with analysis by Lasker and other first rank masters.

LC Classification NumberGV1439.L3R46 2024