"To refer to the oft mooted question, "Which……" — 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 Bishop undergoes greater changes than that of the Knight."
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42 Quotes by Emanuel Lasker
Emanuel Lasker has 42 quotes on this site.
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When you see a good move, look for a better one.
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Without error, there is no brilliancy.
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I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca!
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In Chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated.
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The laws of chess do not permit a free choice: you have to move whether you like it or not.
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Chess is, above all, a fight.
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By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principal…
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A chess game, after all, is a fight in which all possible factors must be made use of, and in…
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I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed
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Without error there can be no brilliancy
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The hardest game to win is a won game
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The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind
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If you have a priest that is pushing social justice, go find another parish. Go alert your bishop.
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While [the Arians], like men sprung from a dunghill, truly "spoke from the earth" [Jn. 3:31], the bishops [of Nicea],…
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'You told me, Father, that after my past life it is still possible to become another St. Augustine. I don't…
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The weaker the player the more terrible the Knight is to him, but as a player increases in strength the…
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In blitz, the Knight is stronger than the Bishop
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Brothers and sisters, good evening. You all know that the duty of the conclave was to give a bishop to…
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It is impossible to overestimate the influence of parents who understand the hearts of their children. Research shows that during…
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Archbishop Milingo is a good Bishop and his contention that there are satanists in Rome is completely correct. Anybody who…
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With his continual doctrine [Bishop Hooper] adjoined due and discreet correction, not so much severe to any as to them…
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