Description: Foreword by Albert Einstein1 Childhood in the Backwoods2 The Hungry Schoolboy3 The Lure of Professional Chess4 Professional in England and America5 Playing the Man or the Board?6 Winning the Title7 Setback at Hastings8 Triumph at St Petersburg9 Going from Strength to Strength10 Fads and Fancies11 Triumph in London and Paris12 Back to School and Meeting Martha13 Editorial Interlude in New York14 Cambridge Springs 190415 The Match against Marshall16 First Philosophical Essay17 At Long Last, the Tarrasch Match18 St Petersburg 190919 Narrow Escape in the Schlechter Match20 Happily Married21 Lasker's Bid for Poultry-farming22 The Most Thrilling Tournament 23 Stepping Down from the Throne 24 Triumphant Come-back 25 Another Great Success 26 Interlude of Bridge and Literature 27 Driven into Exile 28 Holding his own in Moscow 29 A Great Farewell Performance 30 Working to the End Translator's Postscript

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