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Submitted by
on Thu Aug 7, 2008 1:35pm.
Black Magic?
A famous rook and pawn ending that seemed "hopelessly drawn", but was won by Rubinstein. The editor of the tournament book said that if this game had been played 300 years earlier, Rubinstein would have been burned at the stake fo... Read more »
Submitted by
on Wed Aug 6, 2008 8:15am.
Chess heritage
He was one of the earliest chess players to take the endgame into account when choosing and playing the opening. He was exceptionally talented in the endgame, particularly in rook endings, where he broke new ground in knowledge. J... Read more »
Submitted by
on Mon Aug 4, 2008 8:34am.
A friend of mine has perked my interest in several different players, one of whom is Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein. The following is just some research that I have found and as you know I like to share what I find.
Akiba Kiwel... Read more »
Submitted by
on Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:02pm.
Work in other fields
Despite the relatively small amount of time Lasker spent working on mathematics, he produced a theorem which, after a further refinement, became one of the foundations of modern algebra. His attempt to create a general... Read more »
Submitted by
on Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:16am.
Influence on chess
Lasker founded no school of players who used a similar approach to the game. Max Euwe, world champion 1935-1937 and a prolific writer of chess manuals, said, "It is not possible to learn much from him. One can only stand and w... Read more »
Submitted by
on Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:32am.
Assessment
Chess strength and style
Lasker is often said to have used a "psychological" method of play in which he considered the subjective qualities of his opponent, in addition to the objective requirements of his position on... Read more »
Submitted by
on Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:00am.
Lasker in his later years
In January 1920 Lasker and José Raúl Capablancasigned an agreement to play a world championship match in 1921, noting that Capablanca was not free to play in 1920. Because of the delay... Read more »
Submitted by
on Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:50pm.
Recently a friend (Dozy) of mine wrote about the top bloggers on chess.com. His post really got me to thinking about all of the great articles he has written. As a creative writing teacher he is far more qualified than I and... Read more »
Submitted by
on Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:57am.
Academic activities 1894-1918
Despite his superb playing results, chess was not Lasker's only interest. His parents recognized his intellectual talents, especially for mathematics, and sent the adolescent Emanuel to study in Berlin (wher... Read more »
Submitted by
on Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:03am.
Chess 1894-1918 Lasker then challenged reigning World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz to a match for the title. Initially Lasker wanted to play for US $5,000 a side and a match was agreed at stakes of $3,000 a side, but Steinitz agreed to a serie... Read more »