Lasker/Kingston: Emanuel Lasker: A Reader topmaterial offering a personal perspective on

offering a personal perspective on recent chess history

Johannes Zukertort

Nakamura (2791)

Analysis of key defensive systems including Botvinnik

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Lasker/Kingston: Emanuel Lasker: A Reader topmaterial offering a personal perspective onA vision to understand Edited by Taylor Kingston I do not accept an absolute limit to my knowledge. I have a zeal to understand that refuses to die. Emmanuel Lasker, 1919 Among great chess masters, Emanuel Lasker (1868 1941) stands unique for the depth and broad scope of his intellect. Most of the game's world champions have been single mindedly chess obsessed, with few outside interests. Lasker, however, was very much a polymath, making major