Edward Lasker | |
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Full name | Eduard Lasker |
Country | German Empire (before 1917) United States (after 1917) |
Born | Kempen, Province of Posen, Prussia, German Empire | December 3, 1885
Died | March 25, 1981 New York City, New York, United States | (aged 95)
Title | International Master (1963) |
Edward Lasker (born Eduard Lasker) (December 3, 1885 – March 25, 1981) was a German-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 of books on Go, chess and checkers. Born in Prussia, he emigrated to the United States in 1914. He was distantly related to World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker with whom he is sometimes confused.