Weltgeschichte des Schachs: Lieferung 11; Emanuel Lasker

Author: Wildhagen, Eduard (editor)Year: 1958Publisher: Verlag Dr E WildhaganPlace: HamburgDescription:[1-32]+unpaginated with plate and facsimile signature after title page, illustrations. Addendum laid in. Octavo (8 3/4" x 7"). bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover. First edition. Lasker represented the link between Steinitz and the modern chess world. He ensured that the principles of Steinitz were given maximum reward. Together with Steinitz, positional play in chess was well and truly introduced, elevating the game to a new level.Lasker's game philosophy from a psychological perspective, is extremely interesting because he uniquely put human frailty into the equation for being an effective chess player. Through the examples of his games which were for a long time not understood, he taught players to respect the psychological elements of chess. Examples of psychological factors affecting Lasker's choice of plan: He would tempt defensive oppon