Master Class Band 5: Emanuel Lasker CT and only at the very

and only at the very end – the opening

His comments are lucid

The reader is encouraged to study these intensively and work out the solutions given later in the book (often continued until the end of the game)

What makes strong players superior to their opponents is not some spectacular innovation

Master Class Band 5: Emanuel Lasker CT and only at the veryThe name Emanuel Lasker will always be associated with his incredible 27 years on the chess throne. In 1894, the then 25 year old took the title of world champion from Wilhelm Steinitz, and the record only ended when Lasker had to acknowledge the superiority of Jose Raul Capablanca in 1921. But the only German world champion to date not only kept challengers in check for years, he also won the biggest tournaments of his time, sometimes with enormous