47 Quotes by Savielly Tartakower

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

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.

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.

An isolated pawn spreads gloom all over the chessboard.

Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders.

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'.

The mistakes are there, waiting to be made