Emanuel Lasker was a German chess grandmaster who lived from 1868 to 1941 and was the second World Chess Champion. He held the title for 27 years, from 1894 to 1921, the longest reign of any officially recognized World Chess Champion, and successfully defended it six times. Contemporaries attributed his dominance to a psychological approach to the game, though later analysis credits flexible, positional strategies ahead of his time. Beyond chess he was a mathematician and philosopher who contributed to commutative algebra, wrote on game theory and bridge, and invented the board game Lasca.
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Career HighlightSecond World Chess Champion, holding the title for 27 years from 1894 to 1921, the longest reign of any officially recognized World Chess Champion. 1 Classification
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Was Emanuel Lasker only a chess player?
He was also a mathematician and philosopher who invented the board game Lasca.
No. Alongside his chess career, Emanuel Lasker was a mathematician and philosopher. He contributed to commutative algebra, wrote on game theory and bridge, and invented the board game Lasca. His chess career itself was long: he was the second World Chess Champion and held the title for 27 years, from 1894 to 1921.
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Emanuel Lasker (German pronunciation: [eˈmaːnuɛl ˈlaskɐ] ; December 24, 1868 – January 11, 1941) was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher.
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Emanuel Lasker (German pronunciation: [eˈmaːnuɛl ˈlaskɐ] ; December 24, 1868 - January 11, 1941) was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher.
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was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher.
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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.
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He was a first-class contract bridge player and wrote about bridge, Go, and his own invention, Lasca.
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Lasker's first world championship match since 1897 was against Frank Marshall in the World Chess Championship 1907.
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