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Emanuel Lasker Quotes: By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principal characteristic seems to be - what human nature mostly delights in - a fight.
         

By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principal characteristic seems to be - what human nature mostly delights in - a fight.


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When you see a good move, look for a better one.

When you see a good move, look for a better one.



Education in Chess has to be an education in independent thinking and judging. Chess must not be memorized.

Education in Chess has to be an education in independent thinking and judging. Chess must not be memorized.



On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culminating in the checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite.

On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culminating in the checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite.



The hardest game to win is a won game

The hardest game to win is a won game



Without error there can be no brilliancy

Without error there can be no brilliancy



I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake.

I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake.



The laws of chess do not permit a free choice: you have to move whether you like it or not.

The laws of chess do not permit a free choice: you have to move whether you like it or not.



The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind

The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind



I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed

I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed



On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long

On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long





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