Emanuel Lasker (1868-1941) was the world chess champion from 1894 to 1920, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.Born in Berlinchen, Prussia on December 24, 1868, Lasker wa...
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THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN’S UNIONBy Michael Chabon HarperCollins, 414 pages, $26.95
I’m not wild about hardboiled detective fiction. Raymond Chandler may paint a gritt...
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Emanuel Lasker
The Big Schlep: Chabon\'d5s Alaskan Lantzmen
