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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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    1890s: Siegbert Tarrasch and Emanuel Lasker. Tarrasch had the better tournament results at the time, but it was Lasker who was able to raise the money...
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  • achieved were: 2725: José Raúl Capablanca 2720: Mikhail Botvinnik, Emanuel Lasker 2700: Mikhail Tal 2690: Alexander Alekhine, Paul Morphy, Vasily Smyslov...
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  • was distantly related to World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker with whom he is sometimes confused. Lasker was born in Kempen, Province of Posen, Prussia...
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    earlier time, perhaps as early as 1866. Steinitz lost his title to Emanuel Lasker in 1894, and lost a rematch in 1896–97. Statistical rating systems give...
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    February 10, 1910, Emanuel Lasker faced Carl Schlechter in a World Chess Championship played in Vienna and Berlin. The match was tied, and Lasker retained his...
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    the champion Emanuel Lasker and the challenger David Janowski. It was the second world championship match played in 1910, following Lasker's title defense...
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    a match with then world champion Emanuel Lasker, Capablanca finally won the world chess champion title from Lasker in 1921. Capablanca was undefeated...
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    the incumbent Emanuel Lasker and the challenger Siegbert Tarrasch from August 17 to September 30, 1908, in Düsseldorf and Munich. Lasker successfully defended...
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    culminate with the World Championship match played the following year, Emanuel Lasker played a casual match with Dawid Janowski in Paris. This was reported...
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