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
goes mistake player victory
Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake
knows whereas
The tactician knows what to do when there is something to do; whereas the strategian knows what to do when there is nothing to do.
mistakes waiting
The mistakes are all waiting to be made.
mistake games chess
A game is always won through a mistake.
firsts essentials chess
The first essential for an attack is the will to attack.
player should-have chess
All Chess players should have a hobby
learning together chess
It is well-known that chess and music go well together, and many are those who have achieved unusual proficiency in both.
chess surprise theory
Lasker thought that his rationalism rendered him immune from the surprises of chess theory.
wise variation chess
Shall we ever live to see the following wise prohibition - the audience is forbidden to smoke and the masters are forbidden to 'smoke out' the audience by playing exchanging variations?
player choices psychology
Psychologically, the choice of an appropriate opening is of the utmost importance for a player's success in a tournament.
healthy opponents defeated
I never defeated a healthy opponent.
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