By what right does White, in an absolutely even position, such as after move one, when both sides have advanced 1. e4,… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Truth derives its strength not so much from itself as from the brilliant contrast it makes with what is only apparently true.… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Show me three lines of the opening theory moves and I will prove to you that two of them are incorrect. — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
On a motif such as was indicated by Reti one cannot build the plan of a whole well contested game; it is… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
The laws of chess do not permit a free choice: you have to move whether you like it or not. — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca! — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
In mathematics, if I find a new approach to a problem, another mathematician might claim that he has a better, more elegant solution. In… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Steinitz was a thinker worthy of a seat in the halls of a university. A player, as the world believed he was, he was… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
The range of circumstances in which it is possible to presuppose the presence of a combination is very limited. The presence of such circumstances… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
To refer to the oft mooted question, "Which piece is stronger, the Bishop or the Knight?" it is clear that the value of the… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
... in itself the title of world champion does not give any significicant advantages, if it is not acknowledged by the entire chess world,… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Loss generally occurs when a player overrates his advantage or for other reasons seeks to derive from a minute advantage a great return such… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
To find the right plan is just as hard as looking for its sound justification. — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principal characteristic seems to be… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
