Lasker, Berthold




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  12  2552 (66) 11
1882  11  2543 (65) 0
1883  13  2533 (60) 13
1884  17  2521 (65) 0
1885  22  2509 (67) 0
1886  22  2496 (66) 0
1887  28  2484 (61) 7
1888  23  2499 (63) 0
1889  17  2515 (62) 0
1890  15  2530 (57) 7
1891  15  2516 (58) 0
1892  20  2502 (54) 14
1893  23  2499 (64) 0
1894  25  2496 (71) 0
1895  27  2493 (75) 0
1896  25  2489 (77) 0
1897  23  2486 (77) 0
1898  23  2483 (76) 0
1899  19  2480 (72) 4
1900  21  2469 (75) 0
1901  28  2458 (75) 0
1902  37  2447 (74) 8
1903  42  2439 (82) 0
1904  44  2430 (89) 0
1905  52  2422 (95) 1
1906  58  2411 (101) 0
1907  64  2399 (107) 0
1908  70  2388 (112) 0
1909  82  2376 (116) 0
1910  98  2365 (120) 0
1911  121  2354 (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