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.
Chess is neither a science nor an art. It is what human nature most delights in--a fight. - Emanuel Lasker
Chess is neither a science nor an art. It is what human nature most delights in--a fight.
- Emanuel Lasker
Education in Chess has to be an education in independent thinking and judging. Chess must not be memorized. - Emanuel Lasker
Education in Chess has to be an education in independent thinking and judging. Chess must not be memorized.
In Chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated. - Emanuel Lasker
In Chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated.
Of my fifty-seven years I have applied at least thirty to forgetting most of what I have learned or read. Since then, I have acquired a certain ease … - Emanuel Lasker
Of my fifty-seven years I have applied at least thirty to forgetting most of what I have learned or read. Since then, I have acquired a certain ease …
I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake. - Emanuel Lasker
I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake.
He who wants to educate himself in Chess must evade what is dead in Chess... the habit of playing with inferior opponents; the custom of avoiding dif… - Emanuel Lasker
He who wants to educate himself in Chess must evade what is dead in Chess... the habit of playing with inferior opponents; the custom of avoiding dif…
The hardest game to win is a won game - Emanuel Lasker
The hardest game to win is a won game
In mathematics, if I find a new approach to a problem, another mathematician might claim that he has a better, more elegant solution. In chess, if an… - 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 chess, if an…
Without error there can be no brilliancy - Emanuel Lasker
Without error there can be no brilliancy
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