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
mistakes waiting
The mistakes are all waiting to be made.
goes mistake player victory
Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake
success player battle
The ability to create and to control the tension of battle is perhaps the principal attainment of the great player.
queens heart sacrifice
A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover.
mistake chess lasts
The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake.
sleep knights chess
Seize the outpost K5 with your knight, and you can go to sleep. Checkmate will come by itself.
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.
common-sense chess variation
It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'.
chess fairy-tale tales
Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders.
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
healthy opponents defeated
I never defeated a healthy opponent.
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.
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.