- Berthold Lasker
Infobox chess player
playername=Berthold Lasker
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birthname=Jonathan Berthold Lasker
country=GER
datebirth=birth date|1860|12|31
placebirth=Germany
datedeath=death date and age|1926|10|19|1860|12|31
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peakrating=Berthold Lasker (
31 December 1860 -19 October 1928 ) was a Germanchess master.Born Jonathan Berthold Lasker, he was an elder brother of
Emanuel Lasker . [ [http://www.chessbase.de/nachrichten.asp?newsid=5334 Schach Nachrichten ] ]He spent most of his life in Berlin, where he played in local tournaments. In 1881 he shared 1st with
Siegbert Tarrasch , and took 2nd, behindCurt von Bardeleben , there. In 1883, he tied for 1st-4th and took 4th (playoff) -Hermann von Gottschall won. In 1887, he tied for 5-6th (Max Harmonist won). His best achievement was a tie for 1st place with his brother Emanuel Lasker at Berlin 1890. He took 2nd, behindHoratio Caro , at Berlin 1891. He took 10th at Berlin 1898/99 (Theodor von Scheve ,Emil Schallopp and Caro won). [http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01]In 1902 Lasker won the New York State championship. [ [http://www.monmouth.com/~colonel/chess/nyschamps.html New York State Chess Champions 1878–1972] ]
He and his brother Emanuel wrote a drama called "Days of Mankind". It contained deep philosophical symbolism, and the theme was "redemption for rationalists and rigid logic truth through the emotional powers of mysticism." [ [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3779 Production of Lasker trainer cancelled] ]
External references
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=31745 chess games of Berthold Lasker]
* [http://www.kwabc.org/Homepage-UK/Kornik06_01.htm The grave of Dr. Berthold Lasker.]References
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