In fact Emanuel's parents were so worried that he was devoting too much time to chess and not enough to his school work that they told Berthold to find another school for Emanuel. However, the head of this new school was president of the local chess club and the mathematics master was the local chess champion, so in his new secondary school Emanuel continued to show remarkable talents at both mathematics and at chess.
Sa katunayan Emanuel ng mga magulang ay kaya nag-aalala na siya ay devoting ng masyadong maraming panahon sa chess at hindi sapat sa kanyang paaralan ng trabaho na sila na sinasabi Berthold upang makahanap ng ibang paaralan para sa Emanuel. Gayunman, ang mga pinuno ng mga bagong paaralan na ito ay pangulo ng lokal na chess club at ang mga guro ng matematika ay ang lokal na kampeon chess, kaya't sa kanyang bagong sekundaryong paaralan Emanuel patuloy na magpakita ng pansin mga talento sa parehong matematika at sa chess.