Standard biography brings legendary master to vivid life: childhood, education, decision to become a professional player, great exploits against Marshall, Tarrasch, Schlechter and other masters, happy marriage, flight from Nazi Germany and much more. 100 annotated games. Foreword by Albert Einstein. 101 black-and-white illustrations.
Emanuel Lasker The Life of a Chess Master
by Hannak, Dr. J.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-11-10
Publisher(s): Dover Publications
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Table of Contents
Foreword by Albert Einstein 1 Childhood in the Backwoods 2 The Hungry Schoolboy 3 The Lure of Professional Chess 4 Professional in England and America 5 Playing the Man or the Board? 6 Winning the Title 7 Setback at Hastings 8 Triumph at St Petersburg 9 Going from Strength to Strength 10 Fads and Fancies 11 Triumph in London and Paris 12 Back to School and Meeting Martha 13 Editorial Interlude in New York 14 Cambridge Springs 1904 15 The Match against Marshall 16 First Philosophical Essay 17 At Long Last, the Tarrasch Match 18 St Petersburg 1909 19 Narrow Escape in the Schlechter Match 20 Happily Married 21 Lasker's Bid for Poultry-farming 22 The Most Thrilling Tournament
23 Stepping Down from the Throne
24 Triumphant Come-back
25 Another Great Success
26 Interlude of Bridge and Literature
27 Driven into Exile
28 Holding his own in Moscow
29 A Great Farewell Performance
30 Working to the End
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