Checkmate Quotes by Savielly Tartakower

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

— Savielly Tartakower

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

— Savielly Tartakower

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

— Savielly Tartakower

No one ever won a game by resigning.

— Savielly Tartakower

I never defeated a healthy opponent.

— Savielly Tartakower

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

— Savielly Tartakower

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

— Savielly Tartakower

An isolated pawn spreads gloom all over the chessboard.

— Savielly Tartakower

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

— Savielly Tartakower

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

— Savielly Tartakower

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…

— Savielly Tartakower

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

— Savielly Tartakower