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> [Steinitz was a thinker worthy of a seat in the halls of a university. A player, as the world believed he was, he was not; his studious temperament made that impossible; and thus he was conquered by a player and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/steinitz-was-a-thinker-worthy-of-a-seat-in-the-halls-of-a-university/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

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## More by Emanuel Lasker

> [I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/i-have-known-many-chess-players-but-among-them-there-has-been-only/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

> [In mathematics, if I find a new approach to a problem, another mathematician might claim that he has a better, more elegant solution. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/in-mathematics-if-i-find-a-new-approach-to-a-problem-another/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

> [Steinitz was a thinker worthy of a seat in the halls of a university. A player, as the world believed he was, he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/steinitz-was-a-thinker-worthy-of-a-seat-in-the-halls-of-a-university/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

> [The range of circumstances in which it is possible to presuppose the presence of a combination is very limited. The presence of such circumstances…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/the-range-of-circumstances-in-which-it-is-possible-to-presuppose-the/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

> [To refer to the oft mooted question, "Which piece is stronger, the Bishop or the Knight?" it is clear that the value of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/to-refer-to-the-oft-mooted-question-which-piece-is-stronger-the/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

> [The hardest game to win is a won game](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/the-hardest-game-to-win-is-a-won-game/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

> [... in itself the title of world champion does not give any significicant advantages, if it is not acknowledged by the entire chess world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/in-itself-the-title-of-world-champion-does-not-give-any-significicant/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

> [Chess is, above all, a fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/chess-is-above-all-a-fight/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

> [Loss generally occurs when a player overrates his advantage or for other reasons seeks to derive from a minute advantage a great return such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/loss-generally-occurs-when-a-player-overrates-his-advantage-or-for/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

> [To find the right plan is just as hard as looking for its sound justification.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/to-find-the-right-plan-is-just-as-hard-as-looking-for-its-sound/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

> [I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/i-have-added-these-principles-to-the-law-get-the-knights-into-action/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

> [By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principal characteristic seems to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/by-some-ardent-enthusiasts-chess-has-been-elevated-into-a-science-or/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

> [The attack is that process by means of which you remove obstructions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/the-attack-is-that-process-by-means-of-which-you-remove-obstructions/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

> [The most intelligent inspection of any number of fine paintings will not make the observer a painter, nor will listening to a number of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/the-most-intelligent-inspection-of-any-number-of-fine-paintings-will/)

[Emanuel Lasker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-lasker/)

> [Without error, there is no brilliancy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-lasker/without-error-there-is-no-brilliancy/)

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