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Edward Lasker (born Eduard Lasker) (December 3, 1885 – March 25, 1981) was a German-American chess and Go player. He was awarded the title of International Master of chess by FIDE . Lasker was an engineer by profession, and an author of books on Go, chess and checkers .
May 1, 2008 · Edward Lasker was the 7th cousin to former world chess champion Emanuel Lasker. The following game is Edward Lasker’s most famous game. It was his first chess game on British soil and was played at the City of London Chess Club at Grocer’s Hall Court.
U.S. Chess. Hall of Fame. Inducted 2017. In 1914, Edward Lasker emigrated from Germany to the United States, where he soon became one of America’s top early 20th-century players. Lasker won five U.S. Open Chess Championships (1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921), which were then known as the Western Open.
Mar 16, 2024 · On pages 210-211 of The Adventure of Chess (New York, 1950) Edward Lasker relates how, in London in 1912, Gunsberg played a trick on him when getting him to play a game against a woman visitor to the Divan.
Mar 26, 1981 · Dr. Edward Lasker, a five-time winner of the United States open chess championship, died Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 95 years old.
Feb 24, 2009 · Edward Lasker (1885 – 1981) was a leading American chess and Go player.In Berlin, he won the City Championship (1909).Edward Lasker published several books on American checkers, chess, and Go. He won five U.S. Open Chess Championships (1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921). His best result was his narrow 8.5–9.5...
The first was Edward Lasker’s spectacular miniature against Sir George Thomas (Dutch Defence; 11 Qxh7+), except that Jaffe made Lasker the loser, against Alekhine, affirming that it had been played ‘in the World’s Fair in Chicago with live figures.
Nov 21, 2007 · Edward Lasker (1885-1981) was an engineer and an author. He was awarded the title of International Master, even when his play was of Grandmaster strenght. He was five times US Open Champion (1916, 1917, 1919, 1920 and 1921). Many believe he was a distant relative of World Champion Emanuel Lasker.
May 7, 2022 · Dr Lasker’s Chess History. Edward Winter. We give below the exchanges which appeared in the BCM in 1933 concerning the historical content of Lasker’s Manual of Chess, which had been published the previous year by W.H.Watts. The exchanges culminated in a response by Lasker.
Round 6 of the New York Tournament saw the clash of the two Laskers: Emanuel vs Edward Lasker. It was a remarkable fight that lasted for 103 moves and gave Emanuel Lasker an opportunity to demonstrate his amazing defensive skills.
