January 8, 2009 - 11:27 am
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Edward Lasker (Kempen, December 3, 1885 -- New York, March 25, 1981) was a leading American chess and Go player. He was awarded the title of International Master of chess by FIDE. Lasker was an engineer by profession, and an author.
Edward Lasker published several books on American checkers, chess, and Go. He won five U.S. Open Chess Championships (1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921). His best result was his narrow 8.5--9.5 loss in a match with Frank Marshall for the U.S. Championship in 1923. For that, Lasker was invited to participate in the legendary New York chess tournament in 1924, facing world-class masters like Alekhine, Capablanca, Rubinstein, Emanuel Lasker (a distant cousin), and Réti.
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His most famous game is probably the queen sacrifice and king hunt against Sir George Thomas. Thomas said, "That was very nice", and Lasker was touched by his sportsmanship when it was translated into German (he had yet to learn English). But in his account, he gave a position missing the white pawn on d4, so Lasker contrasted Thomas's reaction with a typical reaction that other opponents would have given, "You were lucky ..."
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He was friends with former World chess champion Emanuel Lasker. Some controversy exists as to whether they were related. Edward Lasker wrote in his memoirs of the New York 1924 tournament as published in the March 1974 edition of Chess Life magazine: "I did not discover that we were actually related until he (Emanuel Lasker) told me shortly before his death that someone had shown him a Lasker family tree on one of whose branches I was dangling."
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January 8th, 2009 at 12:19:02 i do it and i understand
January 8th, 2009 at 12:42:01 oooooo thanx alot dude didnt c that one :P and np wasnt that bad
January 8th, 2009 at 13:05:00 he has to move because he cant block 2 checks at 1 time: A)if he takes bishop then the horse captures king. B)if he takes horse then the bishop captures king. C)if he blocks with the pawn then the horse captures king too.=) so there is only 1 possibility which is to move the king! (sorry for my english I am from germany)
January 8th, 2009 at 13:27:59 ooo sorry made a mistake i didnt c somthing in the game but just in case if im in a check i can block the check or take out the peice that has me in check right
January 8th, 2009 at 13:50:58 what move are you referring to?
January 8th, 2009 at 14:13:57 i thought that when a king was in check if there was a peice that could take out the peice that put the king in check you could do it everyone at the tourney said that i never knew you had to move your king and had no choice someoin please help me out
January 8th, 2009 at 14:36:56 very nice!! thanking you for invite. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009...
January 8th, 2009 at 14:59:55 nice video,it should improve my chess.
January 8th, 2009 at 15:22:54 I love a good game of chess this is the kind of vid for me hopfuly I can learn from these vids
January 8th, 2009 at 15:45:53 The swahilian south panzer division opening is especially successful if employed effectively using combinations of rook and knight openings in a sicilian backdrop of french and italian gambits, yet without the pawns in cyndrilical formation it is impossible for black to discard the opposing queen if white uses the norwegian humpback attack from the left side of the board, seemingly destroying any chance of the bishops mounting sniper scopes and jetpacking into the enemy base with bazookas
January 8th, 2009 at 16:08:52 Hopefully I can beat someone next time after watch this.
January 8th, 2009 at 16:31:51 i was invited too..
January 8th, 2009 at 16:54:50 Awesome videos um how did you make the animated stick figures can you pm me and how did you get the animated back round?
January 8th, 2009 at 17:17:49 this is getting kinda weird.. lol..
January 8th, 2009 at 17:40:48 Just loved the way Edward Lasker drew out the King with a Queen sacrifice. Awesome! Thanks for the invite. Happy New Year! Serguei
January 8th, 2009 at 18:03:47 Same with me idk
January 8th, 2009 at 18:26:46 lol! castle and mate
January 8th, 2009 at 18:49:45 I like this video!
January 8th, 2009 at 19:12:44 thanks for the inv.
January 8th, 2009 at 19:35:43 why was i invited?..i dont know this stuff...
January 8th, 2009 at 19:58:42 Thanks for the invitation. Good video.
January 8th, 2009 at 20:21:41 I'm a master of backgammon , I think I'll start playin' chess too, I like challeges
January 8th, 2009 at 20:44:40 Oh my GOD! That guy calculated that forced variation. What can i say? A queen sacrifce and a King chase that i have never seen before. Great game indeed!
January 8th, 2009 at 21:07:39 Happy Holidays! yeah! nice video in my favorites
January 8th, 2009 at 21:30:38 wow, that sets me thinking. i only know the basics of english chess.. plays the traditional chinese chess more =X