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Quote by Emanuel Lasker

“Chess is neither a science nor an art. It is what human nature most delights in--a fight.”

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Emanuel Lasker, born on December 24, 1868, and died on January 11, 1941, was a renowned chess player. He was highly respected in the chess world and held the world championship title for 20 consecutive years, being considered one of the greatest chess players in history. more

“How is it to be explained that something inside me revolts against the playing of obvious moves? Perhaps we may perceive the underlying reason in the fact that I derive satisfaction from seeking to reveal the concealed meaning of a position by means of maneuvering play and therefore I do not wish to see this satisfaction curtailed by a banal, more or less fortuitous decision. Naturally, this phenomenon is played out beneath the threshold of consciousness. The waking consciousness will, of course, in each individual case, give preference to the more rapid means of deciding the game.”

“Yeah, there are too many Jews in chess. They seem to have taken away the class of the game. They don't seem to dress so nicely, you know. That's what I don't like.”

Knows Seems Games Class Taken Dresses Yeah Jew Chess

Author:Bobby Fischer

“Nothing eases suffering like human touch.”

Humans Suffering Ease

Author:Bobby Fischer

“Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when there is a set in color?”

People Play Black White Teach Television Color Offers Chess Black And White

Author:Bobby Fischer

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