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Emanuel Lasker (German pronunciation: [eˈmaːnuɛl ˈlaskɐ] ⓘ; 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 winning 6 World Chess Championships.
Emanuel Lasker 35, Berlin – The reigning World Chess Champion; Mikhail Chigorin 53, St. Petersburg – Champion of Russia; Dawid Janowski 35, Paris – Born in Poland, eventually became a French citizen; Carl Schlechter 29, Vienna – Drew a World Championship match with Lasker in 1910, but Lasker retained the title
The top five finishers at the Hastings 1895 chess tournament were invited: Harry Nelson Pillsbury, Mikhail Chigorin, Emanuel Lasker, Siegbert Tarrasch and William Steinitz. Lasker was World Chess Champion and Steinitz had been world champion before losing the championship to Lasker in 1894.
2720: Mikhail Botvinnik, Emanuel Lasker; 2700: Mikhail Tal; 2690: Alexander Alekhine, Paul Morphy, Vasily Smyslov; Though published in 1978, Elo's list did not include five-year averages for later players Bobby Fischer and Anatoly Karpov. It did list January 1978 ratings of 2780 for Fischer and 2725 for Karpov. [2]
1907 – Lasker – Marshall World Championship match in several US cities. 1910 – José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba) is the first to win a major tournament (in New York) with a 100% score. 1911 – The first simultaneous exhibition with more than 100 participants is held. 1913 – Publication of H. J. R. Murray's book A History of Chess.
However, Lasker won all the games from the seventh to the 11th. When the match resumed in Montreal, Steinitz looked in better shape and won the 13th and 14th games. Lasker struck back in the 15th and 16th, and Steinitz was unable to compensate for his losses in the middle of the match. Hence Lasker won with ten wins, five losses and four draws.
The World Chess Championship 1896–1897 was a match for the World Chess Championship, contested between Emanuel Lasker and Wilhelm Steinitz. It was played in Moscow between November 6, 1896, and January 14, 1897. Lasker won by a score of 10 wins to 2 (with 5 draws), thus retaining his title.
A World Chess Championship was played between the incumbent Emanuel Lasker and the challenger Siegbert Tarrasch from August 17 to September 30, 1908, in Düsseldorf and Munich. Lasker successfully defended his title.