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26 Sep 19
03 Oct 19
@Kilbroney
Got it. Thanks! Some of my favorite chess books have few or no games in them. But then, I like chess history.
03 Oct 19
@moonbus
Those are interesting. I think it was Tartakower who said, "The winner is the person who makes the next to the last mistake."
03 Oct 19
@Jayboman1579
All the best chess quotes belong to Tartakower! If being witty was FIDE rated then he would be 500 points higher than any other chess player in history.
https://www.azquotes.com/author/23917-Savielly_Tartakower
03 Oct 19
@jayboman1579 saidYes, Tartakower said many clever and profound things, that among them. He also said that "chess is a struggle against one's own errors."
@moonbus
Those are interesting. I think it was Tartakower who said, "The winner is the person who makes the next to the last mistake."
He won many fine games at the top level, in his day, and is considered (along with Reti) one of the founders of the Hyper-Modern school.
03 Oct 19
@sonship saidAnother of Tartakower's gems.
A chess game is divided into three sections.
The beginning game when you seek to get the advantage.
The middle game when you hope you have the advantage.
The end game when you know you're going to lose.
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03 Oct 19
@jayboman1579 saidNimzovitch, I believe, said that two rooks on the 7th are like wild pigs.
@caissad4
Ha! I never heard the rook called that before! Excellent!
03 Oct 19
@johnnybike saidNo, it's to give the weaker play a chance to weaken his position even more.
Not sure that makes sense unless it is to give the weaker player more chance to beat you.
06 Oct 19
@ketchuplover saidDuring the 2011 US Open, I got up to go the restroom. When I came back, I sat down, and was bewildered for a moment until I realized that I sat at the board NEXT to my game. Everybody close by smiled a bit, then we got on with business!
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09 Oct 19
@moonbus saidSomeone (I don't remember who and the web isn't helpful) also once said something good about Ksawery: "He will never be world champion; he loves the game too much".
Yes, Tartakower said many clever and profound things, that among them. He also said that "chess is a struggle against one's own errors."
He won many fine games at the top level, in his day, and is considered (along with Reti) one of the founders of the Hyper-Modern school.
09 Oct 19
@ogb saidCapablanca said learned more from the games he lost than from the ones he won. Mind you, in his professional career, he lost something on the order of 30 games.
Petrosian : You will need to lose a thousand game before becoming a good player....
10 Oct 19
@moonbus saidI love this saying that everyone knows.
A knight on the rim is dim.
I play the Reti gambit at blitz with 3. Na3 after the gambit pawn is accepted.
My opponent now thinks I'm dim and relaxes! (It's actually a book move.)