Emanuel Lasker: Denker, Weltenburger, Schachweltmeister Tapa dura - 2009

Berlin: Exzelsior Verlag, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick Quarto, xvi, 1079 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in blue-grey cloth with silver gilted lettering. Blue-grey spine with Emanuel Lasker printed in silver gilted lettering. Boards have mild shelving wear and mild staining. Textblock is lightly shaken. Black and white bookmark ribbons attached at the spine. Shelved in Quarto/Folio section in Locked Annex. 1379682. FP New Rockville Stock.

xvi+1079 pages with over 500 pictures, 1600 diagrams, 700 games and indexes. Thick quarto (11 1/4" x 8 1/4") bound in original publisher's grey cloth with silver lettering to spine and cover and two ribbon markers. Published for the Lasker Society. Introduction by Paul Werner Wagner. Signed by all the contestants, arbitrators, commentators and sponsors of the Second Sinquefield Cup as well by some of the editors and contributors. First edition in a planned trilogy.
Twenty five top level authors contribute in detail Lasker's multifaceted life inside and outside the chess world. His chess career has been analyzed by grand-masterly hands from the very beginning over the long time as a world champion to the surprising comeback in retirement. Six key chapters trace Lasker's life and work in Germany, England, the Netherlands, the United States, Cuba and Russia. For the first time Lasker's origin and childhood have been compiled in detail besides the volume offers and in-depth appreciation of the figure of… Leer más