Ksawery Tartakower

Ksawery Tartakower (generally known as Saviely or Savielly in English, less often Xavier Tartacover or Xavier Tartakover; 1887–1956) was a leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster.

Quotations

• "It's always better to sacrifice your opponent's men."
• "An isolated Pawn spreads gloom all over the chessboard."
• "The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made."
• "The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."