Emanuel Lasker was world champion for a remarkable 27 years (1894-1921)
and is generally regarded as having been way ahead of his time in his
understanding of chess. He primarily regarded chess as a fight and
considered that the strongest move in a position was the one that
created greatest problems for the opponent and not necessarily the one
that was objectively "best". His strengths included: His skill at
accumulating small advantages with quiet manoeuvring.His astonishing
ability to find tactical resources in defence.His uncanny knack of
provoking errors in balanced positions. Lasker was, essentially, a
complete chessplayer and his games feel thoroughly modern. Indeed many
contemporary elite players (the most obvious one being the current world
champion Magnus Carlsen) exhibit a very similar style. The Move by Move
series provides an ideal format for the keen chessplayer to improve
their game. While reading you are continually challenged to answer
probing questions - a method that greatly encourages the learning and
practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation
of chess knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are
designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your
progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to study chess while
providing the best possible chance to retain what has been learnt.
