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Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486267067
ISBN-139780486267067
eBay Product ID (ePID)517050
Product Key Features
Book TitleEmanuel Lasker : the Life of a Chess Master
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicChess
Publication Year2011
GenreGames & Activities
AuthorJ. Hannak
Book SeriesDover Chess Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight14.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN91-014487
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal794.1/092 B
Table Of ContentForeword by Albert Einstein1 Childhood in the Backwoods2 The Hungry Schoolboy3 The Lure of Professional Chess4 Professional in England and America5 Playing the Man or the Board?6 Winning the Title7 Setback at Hastings8 Triumph at St Petersburg9 Going from Strength to Strength10 Fads and Fancies11 Triumph in London and Paris12 Back to School and Meeting Martha13 Editorial Interlude in New York14 Cambridge Springs 190415 The Match against Marshall16 First Philosophical Essay17 At Long Last, the Tarrasch Match18 St Petersburg 190919 Narrow Escape in the Schlechter Match20 Happily Married21 Lasker's Bid for Poultry-farming22 The Most Thrilling Tournament 23 Stepping Down from the Throne 24 Triumphant Come-back 25 Another Great Success 26 Interlude of Bridge and Literature 27 Driven into Exile 28 Holding his own in Moscow 29 A Great Farewell Performance 30 Working to the End Translator's Postscript
SynopsisStandard biography brings legendary master to vivid life: childhood, education, decision to become a professional player, great exploits against Marshall, Tarrasch, Schlechter and other masters, happy marriage, flight from Nazi Germany and much more. 100 annotated games. Foreword by Albert Einstein. 101 black-and-white illustrations.