Lasker, Berthold




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  12  2556 (66) 11
1882  11  2547 (65) 0
1883  12  2537 (60) 13
1884  18  2525 (65) 0
1885  23  2513 (67) 0
1886  24  2501 (66) 0
1887  27  2489 (61) 7
1888  24  2504 (63) 0
1889  18  2519 (62) 0
1890  16  2533 (57) 7
1891  16  2519 (58) 0
1892  20  2505 (54) 14
1893  22  2502 (64) 0
1894  25  2499 (71) 0
1895  27  2496 (75) 0
1896  24  2494 (77) 0
1897  26  2491 (77) 0
1898  23  2488 (76) 0
1899  20  2486 (72) 4
1900  21  2476 (75) 0
1901  29  2466 (75) 0
1902  33  2456 (73) 8
1903  39  2448 (82) 0
1904  42  2440 (89) 0
1905  50  2432 (94) 1
1906  56  2421 (101) 0
1907  58  2409 (107) 0
1908  69  2397 (112) 0
1909  78  2386 (116) 0
1910  91  2374 (120) 0
1911  116  2362 (124) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Lasker, Jonathan Berthold Barnett  
   Also known as: Dr. Berthold Lasker
Born: 31 Dec. 1860
Died: 19 Oct. 1928
 
Notes:
Gaige says died 19?-10-1928. La Grande Storia degli Scacchi has 'Lasker, Bernhard'. Other references agree on 'Lasker, Berthold'. Kamm and Lissowski, in the book by Forster et al. (p.74) give his full name as 'Jonathan Berthold Barnett Lasker', and his birth date as 30 Dec. 1860. Gaige has date of birth 31 Dec. 1860.
 
References
Books
   Cornil, Le Café de la Régence, page 204
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 309
   Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 14, 19, 74, 79, 258
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 240
   Hannak, Emanuel Lasker, page 11, 266
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 241
   Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 154
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 147
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 269
   Winter, Kings, Commoners and Knaves, page 232
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 62, no. 53, 23 Feb. 1902, page 11, 32
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4514. Berthold Lasker]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4515. Games by B. Lasker]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Alapin, S.Z. - Lasker, B. 1892         (f)     3.5   -   0.5

Tournament data

Berlin 1881 (2)     2nd German Chess Federation Congress - Free Tourney     6  /  7
  Lasker, B. - Tarrasch, S.     1 - 1    
Berlin 1881 (6)     2nd German Chess Federation Congress - Hauptturnier IV     2  /  3
Berlin 1883     Cafe Royal Tournament     9.5  /  13
Berlin 1887 (3)     Berlin Chess Club 60th Anniversary Festival - 1st Class Tournament     3.5  /  7
Berlin 1890 (2)     German Chessmaster Association Tournament     4.5  /  6
  Lasker, B. - Lasker, Em.     0.5 - 0.5    
Berlin 1892     Berlin Chess Club Winter Tournament - First Class     7  /  10
Berlin 1899 (1)     Berlin Winter Tournament     3  /  4
New York 1902 (1)     New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Lasker, B. - Simonson, G.     1 - 0    
  Lasker, B. - Howell, C.S.     1 - 0    
  Lasker, B. - Mathews, J.     1 - 0    
  Lasker, B. - Roething, O.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1902 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Lasker, B. - Robinson, D.S.     0 - 1    
New York 1902 (3)     Manhattan Club Handicap     11.5  /  14
New York and Berlin 1905     New York - Berlin Cable Match    
  Lasker, B. - Phillips, H.M.     1 - 0    
Berlin and Vienna 1911     Berliner Schachgesellschaft - Wiener Schachklub telephone match    
  Lasker, B. - Weiss, M.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 13 Sept. 2023