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Savielly Tartakower Inspirational Quotes (18)

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The first essential for an attack is the will to attack.
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I never defeated a healthy opponent.
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Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders.
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It is well-known that chess and music go well together, and many are those who have achieved unusual proficiency in both.
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The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake.
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Some part of a mistake is always correct
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Psychologically, the choice of an appropriate opening is of the utmost importance for a player's success in a tournament.
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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?
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I talk to myself because I like dealing with a better class of people.
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All Chess players should have a hobby
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Drawn games are sometimes more scintillating than any conclusive contest.
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A game is always won through a mistake.
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Tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do. Strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do.
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A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover.
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A draw can be obtained not only by repeating moves, but also by one weak move.
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It's always better to sacrifice your opponent's men
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In chess, there is only one mistake: over-estimation of your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness.
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The mistakes are there, waiting to be made
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