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1868–1941 Germany
Emanuel Lasker (December 24, 1868 – January 11, 1941) was a German-born chess grandmaster, mathematician and philosopher who was World Chess Champion for 27 years.
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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.
Lasker's Manual of Chess (1925)
You should keep in mind no names, nor numbers, nor isolated incidents, not even results, but only methods. The method is plastic. It is applicable in every situation.
Lasker's Manual of Chess (1925)
Of my fifty-seven years I have applied at least thirty to forgetting most of what I had learned or read, and since I succeeded in this I have acquired a certain ease and cheer which I should never again like to be without.
Lasker's Manual of Chess (1925)
I have stored little in my memory, but I can apply that little, and it is of good use in many and varied emergencies. I keep it in order, but resist every attempt to increase its dead weight.
Lasker's Manual of Chess (1925)
What is immobile must suffer violence. The light-winged bird will easily escape the huge dragon, but the firmly rooted big tree must remain where it is and may have to give up its leaves, fruit, perhaps even its life.
Lasker's Manual of Chess (1925)
Although the adage "If you find a good move, look for a better one" is often attributed to Lasker, it actually dates earlier.
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Without error there can be no brilliancy.
Disputed
Put two players against each other who both have perfect technique, who both avoid weaknesses, and what is left?—a sorry caricature of chess.cite book
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