Savielly Tartakower Games Quotations

No one ever won a game by resigning.

Whenever Black succeeds in assuming the initiative in maintaining it to a successful conclusion, the sporting spirit of the chess lover feels gratified, because it shows that the resources of the game are far from being exhausted.

A Chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have an advantage, and the third... when you know you're going to lose!

To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game

Drawn games are sometimes more scintillating than any conclusive contest.

A game is always won through a mistake.