Lasker, Berthold




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1881  12  2551 (66) 11
1882  11  2541 (65) 0
1883  14  2531 (60) 13
1884  17  2519 (65) 0
1885  23  2508 (67) 0
1886  23  2496 (66) 0
1887  28  2484 (61) 7
1888  23  2500 (63) 0
1889  17  2515 (62) 0
1890  15  2531 (57) 7
1891  15  2517 (58) 0
1892  19  2504 (54) 14
1893  23  2501 (64) 0
1894  24  2498 (71) 0
1895  27  2495 (75) 0
1896  23  2492 (77) 0
1897  23  2489 (77) 0
1898  22  2486 (76) 0
1899  19  2484 (72) 4
1900  19  2473 (75) 0
1901  27  2463 (75) 0
1902  32  2453 (73) 8
1903  38  2445 (82) 0
1904  42  2436 (89) 0
1905  50  2427 (95) 1
1906  56  2415 (101) 0
1907  63  2404 (107) 0
1908  71  2392 (112) 0
1909  80  2381 (116) 0
1910  99  2369 (120) 0
1911  120  2358 (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