Author: Bo Persson
Date: 10:43:41 08/05/99
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On August 05, 1999 at 12:56:58, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On August 05, 1999 at 10:49:45, Bernhard Bauer wrote: > >>On August 05, 1999 at 03:12:43, Dennis Breuker wrote: >> [...] >>Strategi, Damms Sjakk-Bibliothek, N. W. Damm & Soen - Oslo, 1960. On page 103 >>he writes: >> >>Dr. Lasker - en av sjakkspillets stoerste mestere >> >> Verdensmesteren dr. Lasker var en genial match- og turneringskjempe, men han >>var ogsaa genial paa andre omraader innen sjakken. Saaledes laget han som >>simultanspiller mange fine resultater, ikke minst innen de nordiske land. I 1919 >>foretok Lasker en simultanturne' i Danmark. Paa denne turne' spilte han ca. 1000 >>partier og tapte bare 12. >>Ved turne'en startet han i Nakskov. Der skapte han straks sensasjon ved aa >>utlove en million kroner til en av de sterkeste spillere, om denne ved ett >>tilfelle av 20 forsoek kunne unngaa aa bli matt, naar Lasker spillte hvit. Men >>Nakskov-spilleren kunne ogsaa tjene millionen, om han kunne sette Lasker matt >>naar denne spilte sort. >> >>Does anybody know somthing about the origin of this position or can confirm the >>above? >> >>Kind regards >>Bernhard > >I can't read the german. In Basic Chess Endings (Fine), the position is given >as co-authored by Lasker and another person whose name I don't recall just now. > >Dave No, but that is probably just because it's norwegian. :-) I'm swedish, but will give it a try anyway: "Dr. Lasker - one of the greatest chess masters The world champion dr Lasker was a genial match and tournament player, but he was also genial in other areas of chess. He made many good results as a simultaneous chess player, especially within the nordic countries. In 1919 Lasker did a simultaneous chess tour in Denmark. On this tour he played about 1000 games and only lost 12. The tour started in Nakskov. There he immediately made a sensation by offering one million crowns [now ~$150.000] to one of the strongest players, if he could avoid beeing mated once out of 20 attempts, with Lasker playing white. But the player from Nakskov could also make the million if he could mate Lasker when he [Lasker] played black." Pretty amazing, if true! Bo Persson bop@malmo.mail.telia.com
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