Siegbert Tarrasch Quotes about Chess

Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.

Men, Like Love, Chess

The Game of Chess ch. 9 (1931)

Every move creates a weakness.

Moving, Weakness, Chess

The future belongs to he who has the bishops.

Bishops, Chess

Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player

Player, Psychology, Chess

Siegbert Tarrasch (2012). “The Game of Chess”, p.79, Courier Corporation

I look one move ahead... the best!

Moving, Chess, Looks

If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself.

Giving Up, Chess, Strategy

Siegbert Tarrasch (2012). “The Game of Chess”, p.234, Courier Corporation

... a lively imagination can exercise itself most fully and creatively in conjuring up magnificent combinations.

Exercise, Imagination, Chess

Siegbert Tarrasch (1935). “The Game of Chess”, p.97, Courier Corporation

One of these modest little moves may be more embarrassing to your opponent than the biggest threat

Moving, Littles, Chess

Many have become chess masters - no one has become the master of chess.

Chess, Masters

"Chess and Computers". Book by David N. L. Levy (p. 40), 1976.

White has no positional equivalent for the centralized pawn.

White, Chess, Pawns

I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess, just as I would pity the man who has remained ignorant of love.

Men, Feelings, Chess

"Best Games of Chess".

Intellectual activity is perhaps the greatest pleasure of life; chess is one of the forms of intellectual activity.

Intellectual, Chess, Pleasure