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1. Very cool, but it's Emanuel Lasker, not Edward.

Wed Dec 11, 2024, 03:51 PM

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Among his many accomplishments, he held the chess World Championship for 27 years (1894-1921), the longest reign ever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Lasker|

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Very cool, but it's Emanuel Lasker, not Edward. TheRickles Dec 11 #1

My bad - seems they were distant relations. Thanks for clarifying. TheRickles Dec 11 #3