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Famous Siegbert Tarrasch Quotes
“Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.”
“Many have become chess masters - no one has become the master of chess.”
“One doesn't have to play well, it's enough to play better than your opponent”
“He who fears an isolated Queen's Pawn should give up Chess.”
“It is not enough to be a good player... you must also play well”
Source: The Game of Chess
“Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player”
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“One of these modest little moves may be more embarrassing to your opponent than the biggest threat”
“Weak points or holes in the opponent's position must be occupied by pieces not Pawns”
Source: The Game of Chess
Source: The Game of Chess
Source: The Game of Chess
Source: The Game of Chess
“White has no positional equivalent for the centralized pawn.”
“All lines of play which lead to the imprisonment of the bishop are on principle to be condemned.”
Source: The Game of Chess