Nudging Lasker's Pedestal

A Critical Examination
A critical examination of Lasker's writings on a variety of subjects — World War I, history, science, Nazi participation in the 1939 FIDE Olympiad, and around 45 pages of chess analysis — concentrating on instances where he was seriously wrong. A fun-sounding message but a serious book.
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Nudging Lasker's Pedestal

A critical examination of Lasker's writings on a variety of subjects — World War I, history, science, Nazi participation in the 1939 FIDE Olympiad, and around 45 pages of chess analysis — concentrating on instances where he was seriously wrong. 
A fun-sounding message but a serious book.

Self-published by leading chess historian Taylor Kingston who has already published extensively on topics such as Edgar Colle, chess in Nazi Germany, Najdorf and Lasker himself. He also has a two-volume series on Jacques Mieses forthcoming to be published by Elk and Ruby.


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ISBN 9781916839830
Weight 460 g
Publisher ELK and RUBY
Number of pages 144
Publication date Oct 21, 2025
Edition Paperback