| Position |
Texte |
Auteur |
Commentaire(s) |
| 1 |
Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 2 |
The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 3 |
Some part of a mistake is always correct. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 4 |
The mistakes are there, waiting to be made. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 5 |
No one ever won a game by resigning. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 6 |
Its always better to sacrifice your opponents men. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 7 |
To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 8 |
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 youre going to lose! |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 9 |
The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 10 |
The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing. the strategist must know what to do when nothing needs doing. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 11 |
All chess players should have a hobby. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 12 |
It is always better to sacrifice your opponents men. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 13 |
The move is there, but you must see it. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 14 |
If chess is an art, Alekhine. If chess is a science, Capablanca. If chess is a struggle, Lasker. --on who he thought was the best player. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 15 |
A Chess game is divided into three stages : the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe that you have an advantage, and the third ... when you know you're going to lose ! |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 16 |
A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 17 |
A draw can be obtained not only by repeating moves, but also by one weak move. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 18 |
An isolated pawn spreads gloom all over the chessboard. |
Savielly Tartakower |
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| 19 |
Drawn games are sometimes more scintillating than any conclusive contest. |
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