Lasker, Berthold




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  12  2550 (66) 11
1882  11  2540 (65) 0
1883  14  2530 (60) 13
1884  18  2518 (65) 0
1885  23  2506 (67) 0
1886  23  2494 (66) 0
1887  28  2482 (61) 7
1888  23  2498 (63) 0
1889  17  2514 (62) 0
1890  15  2529 (57) 7
1891  15  2516 (58) 0
1892  20  2503 (54) 14
1893  23  2500 (64) 0
1894  25  2497 (71) 0
1895  27  2494 (75) 0
1896  23  2491 (77) 0
1897  23  2488 (77) 0
1898  22  2485 (76) 0
1899  19  2482 (72) 4
1900  20  2472 (75) 0
1901  27  2462 (75) 0
1902  34  2451 (73) 8
1903  39  2442 (82) 0
1904  43  2434 (89) 0
1905  49  2425 (95) 1
1906  57  2413 (101) 0
1907  64  2402 (107) 0
1908  71  2390 (112) 0
1909  81  2379 (116) 0
1910  99  2367 (120) 0
1911  121  2356 (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