Savielly Tartakower
Savielly Tartakower
Ksawery Tartakowerwas a leading Polish and French chess grandmaster. He was also a leading chess journalist and author of the 1920s and 1930s whose books remain popular even today. Tartakower is remembered for his sharp wit and aphorisms...
ProfessionChess Player
Date of Birth21 February 1887
believe games chess-game
A Chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have an advantage, and the third... when you know you're going to lose!
reputation enough opening
Any opening is good enough, if its reputation is bad enough.
chess needs strategist
The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing; the strategist must know what to do when nothing needs doing
sacrifice men chess-game
It's always better to sacrifice your opponent's men
successful games black
Whenever Black succeeds in assuming the initiative in maintaining it to a successful conclusion, the sporting spirit of the chess lover feels gratified, because it shows that the resources of the game are far from being exhausted.
moving alchemist stronger
Like the alchemist of old, for ever searching for the philosopher's stone, the analyst to-day never stops looking for stronger moves to prevent the defender from establishing equality.
pawns spread isolated
An isolated pawn spreads gloom all over the chessboard.
chess fairy-tale tales
Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders.
class people my-attitude
I talk to myself because I like dealing with a better class of people.
common-sense chess variation
It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'.
mistake waiting chess
The mistakes are there, waiting to be made
mistake luck opponents
In chess, there is only one mistake: over-estimation of your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness.
mistake chess
Some part of a mistake is always correct
dark light self
As for me, I am unfortunate enough not to posses a happy temperament like Najdorf, who views every happening in a rosy light and avoids any possibility of self-criticism. I am one of those unlucky skeptics who never overlook the dark side of even the happiest experience.