"Truth derives its strength not so much from……" — Emanuel Lasker
"Truth derives its strength not so much from itself as from the brilliant contrast it makes with what is only apparently true. This applies especially to Chess, where it is often found that the profoundest moves do not much startle the imagination."
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42 Quotes by Emanuel Lasker
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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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