He won first prizes at very strong tournaments in St Petersburg ( 1895-96 , Quadrangular ) , Nuremberg ( 1896 ) , London ( 1899 ) , Paris ( 1900 ) and St Petersburg ( 1914 ) , where he overcame a 1 1\/2 - point deficit to finish ahead of the rising stars , Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine , who later became the next two World Champions .
Lasker won first prizes at very strong tournaments in St. Petersburg 1895-1896 , Nuremberg 1896 , London 1899 , Paris 1900 .