I believe in magic ... There is magic in the creative faculty such as great poets and philosophers conspicuously possess, and equally in the creative chessmaster.
Emanuel LaskerShow me three lines of the opening theory moves and I will prove to you that two of them are incorrect.
Emanuel LaskerI have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed
Emanuel LaskerA chess game, after all, is a fight in which all possible factors must be made use of, and in which a knowledge of the opponent's good and bad qualities is of the greatest importance.
Emanuel Lasker