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Edward Lasker (1885–1981)

Author of Go and Go-Moku: The Oriental Board Games

13+ Works 775 Members 6 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the name: EDWARD LASKER

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Works by Edward Lasker

Go and Go-Moku: The Oriental Board Games (1934) 232 copies

Chess strategy (1911) 143 copies, 2 reviews

Modern Chess Strategy (1969) 111 copies, 1 review

Chess for Fun and Chess for Blood (1942) 102 copies, 1 review

The Adventure of Chess (1959) 54 copies

Chess: The Complete Self-Tutor (Algebraic Classics Series) (1972) 50 copies, 1 review

Chess Secrets I Have Learned from the Masters (1951) 43 copies, 1 review

Chess and Checkers: The Way to Mastership (1918) 25 copies

The Game of Chess: The Strategy and Tactics of Expert Play for Amateurs of All Classes. (1972) 11 copies

História do Xadrez 1 copy

A Aventura do Xadrez 1 copy

Chess & Checkers: The Way to Mastership: Complete Instructions for the Beginner and Valuable Suggestions for the… (2019) 1 copy

Chess Strategy by Edward Lasker 1 copy

Associated Works

The squares of the city (1965) — Introduction, some editions — 603 copies, 9 reviews

The Thing from Another World [1951 film] (1951) — Producer — 86 copies, 2 reviews

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Lasker, Edward
Birthdate: 1885-12-03
Date of death: 1981-03-25
Gender: male
Nationality: USA (naturalized)
Germany
Birthplace: Kępno, Großpolen, Polen
Place of death: New York, New York, USA
Education: University of Berlin
Occupations: engineer
inventor (breast pump)
writer
author
Awards and honors: International Master of Chess (FIDE)
Disambiguation notice: VIAF:PND:122757491

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Chess Strategy (Dover Chess) by Edward Lasker

3rd Edition

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marshallchesslibrary | 1 other review | Dec 15, 2022 |

Chess Strategy (Dover Chess) by Edward Lasker

Descriptive Notation

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marshallchesslibrary | 1 other review | Dec 15, 2022 |

Modern chess strategy (Tartan books, 9) by Edward Lasker

3/4/22

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laplantelibrary | Mar 4, 2022 |

Chess for Fun and Chess for Blood by Edward Lasker

3/3/22

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laplantelibrary | Mar 3, 2022 |

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Associated Authors

J. Du Mont Translator

Maximilian Mopp Illustrator

Statistics

Works: 13
Also by: 2
Members: 775
Popularity: #32,829
Rating: ½ 3.5

Reviews: 6
ISBNs: 41
Languages: 3

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