Emanuel Lasker became world champion in 1894 and kept this title
until 1921. These almost incredible 27 years on the throne are more
than enough to yield Lasker a very special place in the history of
chess. However, Lasker's fantastic series of tournament successes
which - like Kasparov's record of success today - didn't come to an
end when he lost the title of the world champion, emphasize his
extraordinary position in the chess world even more.
Lasker's style wasn't understood by his contemporaries, and
prejudice and misjudgement on his play persist until this day.
That's why the ChessBase biography above all takes a very close
look at Lasker's chess.
