Famous Chess Game: Edward Lasker vs George Alan Thomas

★ FACEBOOK ★ TWITTER ★ GOOGLE ★ LIVESTREAM This game between Edward Lasker and Sir George Alan Thomas is likely one of the most popular in all of chess. It acts as an excellent example of a king walk in chess. Moreover, the games’ final move which leads to checkmate is both artistic and extremely rare. 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4.