Answers.Body: <p>I suppose you meant this one:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>&quot;By positional play a master tries to prove and exploit true values,
  whereas by combinations he seeks to refute false values&quot;.</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p><a href="https://www.quotemaster.org/qd83c54f436b2ade86c4d1e5b217b40a4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.quotemaster.org/qd83c54f436b2ade86c4d1e5b217b40a4</a></p>
  <p>Most likely published in Lasker's Chess Manual (which is a great book btw).</p>
  
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Body: <p>Many years ago I read (in a Russian book) a saying</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>Strategy is creating true values; tactics is refuting the false ones.</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>which the book attributed to Emmanuel Lasker.</p>
  <p>Does anybody know where Lasker (if it was him indeed) say that?</p>
  <p>PS: I wish I remember what book was that.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: There is a longer version of the above at https://www.azquotes.com/author/23916-Emanuel_Lasker which is attributed to Lasker. Unfortunately it doesn't give a reference. Similarly at https://www.inspiringquotes.us/author/4769-emanuel-lasker/about-values
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Comments.Text: Is that reference from Valeri Beim's book?
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Title: Lasker (?) on strategy and tactics
ThreadText: # Lasker (?) on strategy and tactics
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-06-05)
  
  Many years ago I read (in a Russian book) a saying
  
  > Strategy is creating true values; tactics is refuting the false ones.
  
  which the book attributed to Emmanuel Lasker.
  
  Does anybody know where Lasker (if it was him indeed) say that?
  
  PS: I wish I remember what book was that.
  
  **Tags:** strategy, tactics, quotations, lasker, reference-request
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: There is a longer version of the above at https://www.azquotes.com/author/23916-Emanuel_Lasker which is attributed to Lasker. Unfortunately it doesn't give a reference. Similarly at https://www.inspiringquotes.us/author/4769-emanuel-lasker/about-values  
  > **username_2**: Is that reference from Valeri Beim's book?  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2021-06-05. Score: 3
  
  I suppose you meant this one:
  
  > "By positional play a master tries to prove and exploit true values,
  > whereas by combinations he seeks to refute false values".
  
  <https://www.quotemaster.org/qd83c54f436b2ade86c4d1e5b217b40a4>
  
  Most likely published in Lasker's Chess Manual (which is a great book btw).
  
  
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