Savielly TartakowerThinkers

Chess is a game in which tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do; strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do.

Chess is a game of blunders — The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made.

Chess is a game of sacrifice, but it’s always better to sacrifice your opponent’s men.

Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders

Chess is a game 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.

Chess is a game where the mistakes are there, waiting to be made