Download or read book Common Sense in Chess written by Emanuel Lasker and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1965-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the day when he won the World's Chess Championship from Steinitz in 1894 to his defeat by Capablanca in 1921, Emanuel Lasker reigned as the undisputed chess genius of the world. Though surely his unique talent cannot be transmitted, the basic principles upon which his chess mastery was based are outlined clearly and succinctly for the benefit of all chess enthusiasts in his "Common Sense in Chess."