Emanuel Lasker
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Emanuel Lasker was a German chess player, mathematician, and philosopher. He was the second World Chess Champion, holding the title for 27 years, from 1894 to 1921, the longest reign of any officially
Lasker in 1929
Lasker as a young man
Wilhelm Steinitz, whom Lasker beat in World Championship matches in 1894 and 1896
Sketch of Lasker, c. 1894
José Raúl Capablanca
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José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was the third world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. A chess prodigy, he was widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed o
Emanuel Lasker
…the points are equal, the decision will be made by the arbiter." In 1911 Lasker received a challenge for a world title match against the rising star José Raúl Capablanca. Lasker was unwilling to play the traditional "first to win ten games" type of match in the semi-tropical conditions of Havana, especially as drawn…
Capablanca in 1931
Capablanca playing chess with his father, José María Capablanca, in 1892
Capablanca in 1915
First Match game between Alekhine and Capablanca on 14 December 1913 in an exhibition in St. Petersburg