AJune 05 1934
Evening Chronicle, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, Tuesday, June 05, 1934
A Great Player and Teacher
Dr. Lasker's New Book
CAPTION: Dr. Emanuel Lasker, who holds the record, 26½ years chess champion of the world, and who has recently enriched the realm of chess with excellent literature.
Accommodating Book
“What is the best book to get on Chess? That query has been put to the writer nearly as often as, “How do you do?”
When the inquirer's age and capabilities are unknown, the query is hard to answer—as hard, as it may be, for a doctor to diagnose a case without feeling the patient's pulse or looking at his tongue. There is literature for every stage and type of player, and the chess volumes are different from each other, as the Thames is from the Volga.
By the courtesy of Dr. Emanuel Lasker, I have been favoured with a copy of his latest book entitled, “Lasker's Chess Primer”—a work which will accommodate beginners, and moderately strong players. The author's record, 26½ years champion of the world, his research, and many games make him, like chess itself, an international possession. He is removed from the prejudices of mere nationalism, because every country benefits without distinction from his life's work.
In this book, Lasker has assumed the role of a great teacher, and in so doing, he has adopted a method which has hitherto not been used by teachers of chess. Price 2s 6d, Printing Craft, Ltd., Featherstone Buildings, Holborn, W. C.
Lasker In A Dangerous Mood
For the benefit of young players who have never had the opportunity of seeing Lasker play, I have elected the following game which will give the reader some idea of the champion's marvelous power. It was played in a tournament at St. Petersburg, his opponent being the famous H. N. Pillsbury, New York.
Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Emanuel Lasker
St. Petersburg (1895/96), St. Petersburg RUE, rd 10, Jan-04
Queen's Gambit Declined: Pseudo-Tarrasch. Primitive Pillsbury Variation (D50) 0-1
