Lasker’s Manual of Chess
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Lasker’s Manual of Chess is a classic instructional book on chess strategy and tactics written by former World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lasker’s Manual of Chess canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7500616 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lasker’s Manual of Chess Context triple: [Emanuel Lasker, notableWork, Lasker’s Manual of Chess]
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A.
How Life Imitates Chess
How Life Imitates Chess is a book by Garry Kasparov that uses lessons from his chess career to explore strategy, decision-making, and leadership in life and business.
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B.
A Game at Chess
A Game at Chess is a satirical early 17th-century play by Thomas Middleton that allegorically portrays political and religious conflicts between England and Spain through a chess match.
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C.
Florence Vassy in Chess
Florence Vassy in *Chess* is the central female protagonist, a strong-willed and emotionally complex chess second who becomes entangled in a love triangle amid Cold War tensions.
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D.
A Game of Chess
"A Game of Chess" is the second section of T. S. Eliot’s modernist poem "The Waste Land," depicting fractured, anxiety-ridden domestic and social scenes that reflect the broader spiritual desolation of post–World War I Europe.
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E.
Lasker Basic Award
The Lasker Basic Award is a prestigious biomedical research prize recognizing fundamental discoveries that open new areas of basic medical science.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lasker’s Manual of Chess Target entity description: Lasker’s Manual of Chess is a classic instructional book on chess strategy and tactics written by former World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker.
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A.
How Life Imitates Chess
How Life Imitates Chess is a book by Garry Kasparov that uses lessons from his chess career to explore strategy, decision-making, and leadership in life and business.
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B.
A Game at Chess
A Game at Chess is a satirical early 17th-century play by Thomas Middleton that allegorically portrays political and religious conflicts between England and Spain through a chess match.
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C.
Florence Vassy in Chess
Florence Vassy in *Chess* is the central female protagonist, a strong-willed and emotionally complex chess second who becomes entangled in a love triangle amid Cold War tensions.
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D.
A Game of Chess
"A Game of Chess" is the second section of T. S. Eliot’s modernist poem "The Waste Land," depicting fractured, anxiety-ridden domestic and social scenes that reflect the broader spiritual desolation of post–World War I Europe.
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E.
Lasker Basic Award
The Lasker Basic Award is a prestigious biomedical research prize recognizing fundamental discoveries that open new areas of basic medical science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chess book
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instructional book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Emanuel Lasker ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
evaluation of positions
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logical thinking in chess ⓘ planning in chess ⓘ practical play over theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn | instruction for improving chess play ⓘ |
| genre | chess literature ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
revised editions
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translated editions ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print book ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept | psychological aspects of chess ⓘ |
| hasReputation | classic instructional work ⓘ |
| hasSection |
endgame
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middlegame ⓘ openings ⓘ problems and exercises ⓘ |
| includes |
annotated chess games
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chess problems ⓘ explanations of combinations ⓘ explanations of positional play ⓘ |
| influenced | chess instruction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic status in chess literature
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systematic treatment of chess strategy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Emanuel Lasker
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World Chess Championship ⓘ |
| subject |
chess
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chess strategy ⓘ chess tactics ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
chess players
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chess students ⓘ club players ⓘ |
| teaches |
basic chess rules
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endgame technique ⓘ middlegame strategy ⓘ opening principles ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
chess training
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self-study of chess ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
former World Chess Champion Emanuel Lasker
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linked to:
Emanuel Lasker
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