Emanuel Lasker is one of the most famous World Chess Champions. He was a German player who lives from 1868 - 1941 and was world chess champion for 27 years. More than just a chess player. Emanuel Lasker was a Mathematician and Philosopher as well. His unique approach to chess was very psychological and he sometimes even make inferior moves to confuse his opponents.

Emanuel Lasker was also friends is Einstein. Check out what Einstein had to say about him.

Also, make sure you take a look at some of the chess game that Emanuel Lasker played.