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Famous Savielly Tartakower Quotes
“A draw can be obtained not only by repeating moves, but also by one weak move.”
“Drawn games are sometimes more scintillating than any conclusive contest.”
“Seize the outpost K5 with your knight, and you can go to sleep. Checkmate will come by itself.”
“A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover.”
“It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'.”
“Lasker thought that his rationalism rendered him immune from the surprises of chess theory.”