Answers.Body: <p>The quote is often attributed to Emanuel Lasker, though finding the exact original source can be a challenge.</p>
  <p>You can find a notable reference to this quote in the book &quot;Capablanca's Hundred Best Games of Chess&quot; by Harry Golombek. In this book, Golombek discusses the contrasting styles of Capablanca and Alekhine. He highlights how Capablanca's clear and methodical play made his moves seem inevitable and unstoppable, while Alekhine's unpredictable and imaginative style posed a different kind of challenge to his opponents.</p>
  <p>Golombek attributes the quote to Emanuel Lasker, who was known for his keen commentary on the games of his contemporaries.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I think this may be a remark made by the several-times British champion C. H. o'D Alexander. I cant supply a source, but it is something I heard long ago, and that is how I recall it.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I came across a tweet in Turkish but could not find the source. It is something like:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>You would never know what would come from Alekhine; you would always
  know what would come from Capablanca, but you could do nothing about it
  anyway.</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>What is the source?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I don't know either, but the name is Capablanca ("white head"), not Casablanca ("white house", also the name of a Morocco metropolis and the setting of the famous Bergman-Bogart movie).
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Title: A quote about Alekhine and Capablanca
ThreadText: # A quote about Alekhine and Capablanca
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2024-04-27)
  
  I came across a tweet in Turkish but could not find the source. It is something like:
  
  > You would never know what would come from Alekhine; you would always
  > know what would come from Capablanca, but you could do nothing about it
  > anyway.
  
  What is the source?
  
  **Tags:** reference-request
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I don't know either, but the name is Capablanca ("white head"), not Casablanca ("white house", also the name of a Morocco metropolis and the setting of the famous Bergman-Bogart movie).  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2024-05-28. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  The quote is often attributed to Emanuel Lasker, though finding the exact original source can be a challenge.
  
  You can find a notable reference to this quote in the book "Capablanca's Hundred Best Games of Chess" by Harry Golombek. In this book, Golombek discusses the contrasting styles of Capablanca and Alekhine. He highlights how Capablanca's clear and methodical play made his moves seem inevitable and unstoppable, while Alekhine's unpredictable and imaginative style posed a different kind of challenge to his opponents.
  
  Golombek attributes the quote to Emanuel Lasker, who was known for his keen commentary on the games of his contemporaries.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2024-04-28. Score: 0
  
  I think this may be a remark made by the several-times British champion C. H. o'D Alexander. I cant supply a source, but it is something I heard long ago, and that is how I recall it.
  
  
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