WIST Quotations

Tartakower, Savielly -- (Attributed)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.

Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956) Russian chess grandmaster
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Dave — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:06:20 +0000

The move is there, but you must see it.

Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956) Russian chess grandmaster
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Quoted in I. A. Horowitz, All About Chess (1971).

Dave — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:11:58 +0000

It’s always better to sacrifice your opponent’s men.

Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956) Russian chess grandmaster
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Dave — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:12:12 +0000

The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made.

Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956) Russian chess grandmaster
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Dave — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:43:51 +0000

It is not enough to be a good player; you must also play well.

Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956) Russian chess grandmaster
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Dave — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:59:01 +0000

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

Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956) Russian chess grandmaster
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