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Emanuel Lasker
2nd World Chess Champion
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Lasker, Emanuel   [Dr. Emanuel Lasker]

Born:
1868-Dec-24; Berlinchen (Barlinek), Poland
Died:
1941-Jan-11; NewYork, NY, USA

Career Highlights:

1894-1921
World Champion
1894
Title match vs. Steinitz (+10-5=4); USA/Canada
1896
Title match vs. Steinitz (+10-2=5); Moscow
1907
Title match vs. Marshall (+8-0=7); USA
1908
Title match vs. Tarrasch (+8-3=5); Germany
1909
Match vs. Janowsky (+7-1=2); Paris (not a title match)
1910
Title match vs. Schlechter (+1-1=8); Germany
1910
Title match vs. Janowsky (+8-0=3); Paris
1921
Title match vs. Capablanca (+0-4=10); Havana

Non-title Tournaments:

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Famous Chess Tournaments
1895
Petersburg (1st)
1896
Nuremberg (1st)
1899
London (1st)
1900
Paris (1st)
1909
Petersburg (1st-2nd)
1914
Petersburg (1st)
1923
Moravska Ostrava (1st)
1924
New York (1st)

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