Chess Quote by Savielly Tartakower Download Open image “An isolated pawn spreads gloom all over the chessboard.” — Savielly Tartakower ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chess Chess pawns Gloom Isolated Pawns Spread
The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn. — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
Pawns: they are the soul of this game, they alone form the attack and defense — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor Copy Share Image
The placing of the centre pawns determines the "topography" of a game of chess. — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
A passed pawn increase in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes. — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
Chess holds deep wisdoms of the people. It is truly an image of life, the reflection of human fate that has shown us the… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The placing of the center pawns determines the 'topography' of a game of chess. — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
Lasker thought that his rationalism rendered him immune from the surprises of chess theory. — Savielly Tartakower Copy Share Image
In chess, there is only one mistake: over-estimation of your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness. — Savielly Tartakower Copy Share Image
A draw can be obtained not only by repeating moves, but also by one weak move. — Savielly Tartakower Copy Share Image
The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing; the strategist must know what to do when nothing needs doing — Savielly Tartakower Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Psychologically, the choice of an appropriate opening is of the utmost importance for a player's success in a tournament. — Savielly Tartakower Copy Share Image
It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'. — Savielly Tartakower Copy Share Image
I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca! — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Real chessplayers think about chess more or less 24 hours a day. It is a passion and a fate that one has to live… — Simen Agdestein Copy Share Image
It's interesting that the greatest minds of computer science, the founding fathers, like Alan Turing and Claude Shannon and Norbert Wiener, they all looked… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
“Relationships are chess for women," he said. "They can see the whole board, plan way ahead. They're the queens, after all. We're the kings,… — Laura Lippman Copy Share Image
The election of Trump threw the chess board up. The pieces are all over the place. That's upsetting to a lot of people, but… — Dave Rubin Copy Share Image
Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan. — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
“the shadows. “Why do you think they invented chess?” “He’s got you there,” said the captain, following Fletcher. Jake jogged slightly to catch up… — Russell Blake Copy Share Image
[Photographer Julian Wasser] had this great idea that I should play chess naked with Marcel Duchamp and it seem to be such a great… — Eve Babitz Copy Share Image
I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person. — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
![“[Photographer Julian Wasser] had this great idea that I should play chess naked with Marcel Duchamp and it seem to be such a great idea that it was just like the best idea I'd ever heard in my life. It was like a great idea. I mean, it was - Not only was it vengeance, it was art, and it was, like…” quote by Eve Babitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/18d/eve-babitz-19835_art_photographer-julian-wasser-had-this-grea_14326.jpg)
