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> [A draw can be obtained not only by repeating moves, but also by one weak move.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/a-draw-can-be-obtained-not-only-by-repeating-moves-but-also-by-one/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

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## More by Savielly Tartakower

> [Any opening is good enough, if its reputation is bad enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/any-opening-is-good-enough-if-its-reputation-is-bad-enough/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

> [The first essential for an attack is the will to attack.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/the-first-essential-for-an-attack-is-the-will-to-attack/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

> [Lasker thought that his rationalism rendered him immune from the surprises of chess theory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/lasker-thought-that-his-rationalism-rendered-him-immune-from-the/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

> [No one ever won a game by resigning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/no-one-ever-won-a-game-by-resigning/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

> [I never defeated a healthy opponent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/i-never-defeated-a-healthy-opponent/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

> [In chess, there is only one mistake: over-estimation of your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/in-chess-there-is-only-one-mistake-over-estimation-of-your-opponent/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

> [A draw can be obtained not only by repeating moves, but also by one weak move.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/a-draw-can-be-obtained-not-only-by-repeating-moves-but-also-by-one/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

> [An isolated pawn spreads gloom all over the chessboard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/an-isolated-pawn-spreads-gloom-all-over-the-chessboard/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

> [The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/the-winner-is-the-one-who-makes-the-next-to-last-mistake/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

> [The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing; the strategist must know what to do when nothing needs doing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/the-tactician-must-know-what-to-do-whenever-something-needs-doing-the/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/like-the-alchemist-of-old-for-ever-searching-for-the-philosopher-s/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

> [Psychologically, the choice of an appropriate opening is of the utmost importance for a player's success in a tournament.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/psychologically-the-choice-of-an-appropriate-opening-is-of-the-utmost/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

> [It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/it-is-said-that-an-ounce-of-common-sense-can-outweigh-a-ton-of/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

> [As for me, I am unfortunate enough not to posses a happy temperament like Najdorf, who views every happening in a rosy light and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/as-for-me-i-am-unfortunate-enough-not-to-posses-a-happy-temperament/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

> [To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savielly-tartakower/to-avoid-losing-a-piece-many-a-person-has-lost-the-game/)

[Savielly Tartakower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savielly-tartakower/)

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