Best 31 quotes of Savielly Tartakower on MyQuotes

A draw can be obtained not only by repeating moves, but also by one weak move.

All Chess players should have a hobby

An isolated pawn spreads gloom all over the chessboard.

Any opening is good enough, if its reputation is bad enough.

A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover.

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.

Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders.

Drawn games are sometimes more scintillating than any conclusive contest.

In chess, there is only one mistake: over-estimation of your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness.

I never defeated a healthy opponent.

I talk to myself because I like dealing with a better class of people.

It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'.

It is well-known that chess and music go well together, and many are those who have achieved unusual proficiency in both.

It's always better to sacrifice your opponent's men

Lasker thought that his rationalism rendered him immune from the surprises of chess theory.

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.

No one ever won a game by resigning.

Psychologically, the choice of an appropriate opening is of the utmost importance for a player's success in a tournament.

Seize the outpost K5 with your knight, and you can go to sleep. Checkmate will come by itself.

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?

Some part of a mistake is always correct

Tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do. Strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do.

The ability to create and to control the tension of battle is perhaps the principal attainment of the great player.

The first essential for an attack is the will to attack.

The mistakes are there, waiting to be made

The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing; the strategist must know what to do when nothing needs doing

The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake.

To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game

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.

Táctica es saber qué hacer cuando hay algo para hacer. Estrategia es saber qué hacer cuando no hay nada para hacer.

The move is there, but you must see it.