Savielly Tartakower Chess Quotations

A game is always won through a mistake.

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

All Chess players should have a hobby

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

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

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?

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

Drawn games are sometimes more scintillating than any conclusive contest.

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

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

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

Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders.

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

The mistakes are there, waiting to be made

Some part of a mistake is always correct

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

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

No one ever won a game by resigning.