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Siegbert Tarrasch Quotes (1862-1934)
About Siegbert Tarrasch
Siegbert Tarrasch (March 5, 1862 – February 17, 1934) was a leading chess player.
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“Before the endgame, the Gods have placed the middle game.”
“He who fears an isolated Queen's Pawn should give up Chess.”
“Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player.”
“To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game.”
“In tournaments it is not enough to be a connoisseur of chess; one must also play well.”
“Frank James Marshall vs Emanuel Lasker, St. Petersburg (1914), rd 3, Apr-24, p. 83, emphasis in original.”
“Chess is a form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies, its peculiar charm. Intellectual productiveness is one of the greatest joys -if not the greatest one- of human existence. It is not everyone who can write a play, or build a bridge, or even make a good joke. But in chess everyone can, everyone must, be intellectually productive and so can share in this select delight. I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess, just as I would pity for the man who has no knowledge of love. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.”
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Rudolf Spielmann on Siegbert Tarrasch
“From Anderssen I learned the art of making combinations; from Tarrasch I learned how advantageously to avoid making them.”
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“The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.”
About Siegbert Tarrasch
Siegbert Tarrasch (March 5, 1862 – February 17, 1934) was a leading chess player.