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Emanuel Lasker

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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.

Facts
Birth Year
1868 1
Birth Date
1868-12-24 1
Death Year
1941 1
Death Date
1941-01-11 1
Nationality
German 1
Career Highlight
Second 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
Competition Category
Mixed or Doubles 1
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1. Wikipedia, Emanuel Lasker
Wikipedia
  • lead sentence, birth and death dates
    December 24, 1868, January 11, 1941
  • lead sentence
    was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher.
  • lead paragraph, reign length
    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.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    He was a first-class contract bridge player and wrote about bridge, Go, and his own invention, Lasca.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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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