En inglés.

Emanuel Lasker became World Champion of chess in 1895 and retained this tide until 1921. These unimaginable 27 years on the chess throne in themselves have created a very special place for Lasker in the history of chess. Lasker's fantastic series of tournament successes that also did not stop after losing the title - just as in die case of Kasparov today - would have to even enhance his special position in the world of chess. Lasker's style of play was not understood by his contemporaries, and even today, there is often a stubborn adherence to preconceptions and false assessments.

Besides a comprehensive biography, die monograph contains the complete collection of all 1182 games or game fragments by Lasker that are available as well as informative reports of all important Lasker tournaments. An absolute highlight: the multimedia database with interviews (among others: Averbakh, Baumbach) and excerpts from lectures held at die Lasker Conference in Potsdam in die year 2001 (among others: Hübner, Unzicker, Lilienthal).

All features at one glance:

• extensive curriculum vitae
  

   

  
  


• complete collection of all 1182 Lasker games or game fragments available
  

   

  
  


• informative reports of all significant tournaments
  

   

  
  


• special reports on Lasker's world championship matches
  

   

  
  


• special analyses trying to explain Lasker's superiority
  

   

  
  


• many annotated games
  

   

  
  


• multimedia database containing interviews (with Averbakh, Baumbach among others) and video clips from lectures held at the Lasker conference in Potsdam (by Hübner, Unzicker, Lilienthal and others).