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Tartakower 
 
Savielly Tartakower
Number of games in database: 1,304
Years covered: 1905 to 1955
Overall record: +512 -253 =533 (60.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      6 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (68) 
    A46 A45 D01 D02 A40
 Sicilian (54) 
    B20 B30 B21 B22 B40
 French Defense (52) 
    C00 C01 C11 C13 C15
 Bird's Opening (37) 
    A03 A02
 English (36) 
    A15 A13 A18 A16 A14
 French (34) 
    C00 C11 C13 C12 C10
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (80) 
    B29 B40 B43 B41 B28
 Caro-Kann (52) 
    B15 B13 B12 B10 B14
 Queen's Pawn Game (51) 
    A46 D02 A40 A50 D00
 French Defense (48) 
    C11 C13 C01 C10 C04
 Dutch Defense (47) 
    A84 A90 A81 A95 A92
 Orthodox Defense (45) 
    D58 D55 D63 D59 D52
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922 0-1
   Tartakower vs Schlechter, 1909 1-0
   M Lowcki vs Tartakower, 1937 0-1
   Spielmann vs Tartakower, 1923 0-1
   Tartakower vs Rubinstein, 1925 1-0
   Tartakower vs R Domenech, 1934 1-0
   Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1933 0-1
   Tartakower vs M Frentz, 1933 1-0
   Tartakower vs Mieses, 1925 1-0
   R P Michell vs Tartakower, 1925 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Karlsbad (1907)
   Vienna (1908)
   Karlsbad (1911)
   Baden-bei-Wien (1914)
   London (1922)
   Vienna (1922)
   Vienna (1923)
   Baden Baden (1925)
   Hastings 1926/27 (1926)
   Semmering (1926)
   Liege (1930)
   Kemeri (1937)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower by suenteus po 147
   sk.sen's favorite games .. by sk.sen
   Guess-the-Move Chess: 1920-1939 (Part 3) by Anatoly21
   Bled 1931 by Benzol
   Bled 1931 international tournament by cuendillar
   1914 Baden-bei-Wien by TheFocus

GAMES ANNOTATED BY TARTAKOWER: [what is this?]
   Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912
   Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein, 1920
   Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1912
   Mieses vs Rubinstein, 1912
   Rubinstein vs O Bernstein, 1911

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SAVIELLY TARTAKOWER
(born Feb-21-1887, died Feb-05-1956) Russia

[what is this?]
Savielly Grigoriewitsch Tartakower was born in Russia and later moved to Vienna, Austria. He grew up in Vienna, a city fortified with chess, and in the 1920s he became a Pole by citizenship and then moved to Paris, giving him four different nationalities.

Tartakower is regarded as one of the founders of the Hypermodern School of Chess, alongside Richard Reti, Aron Nimzowitsch, and the lesser-known Gyula Breyer. He wrote several books, including "The Hypermodern Game of Chess", and "Modern Chess Strategy". He has made many impressions on modern opening theory; his name is attached to variations in the Caro-Kann Defense, the French Defense, the Dutch Defense, the Scotch Game, the Sicillian Defense, the Queen's Gambit Declined, and the Torre Attack, and he created the Polish Opening, a.k.a. the Orangutan Opening, 1.b4. He is also one of the 27 original grandmasters that were appointed by FIDE in 1950.

Tartakower is also remembered by his sense of humor and his speaking ability. One of his most famous maxims is "The winner of a game is the one who has made the next to last blunder".

notes: He & Julius Du Mont wrote 500 Master Games of Chess.

Wikipedia article: Savielly Tartakower


 page 1 of 53; games 1-25 of 1,305  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. P Fiebig vs Tartakower ½-½60 1905 Barmen Main B, GERB27 Sicilian
2. Tartakower vs Haertel 1-026 1905 Barmen Main B, GERC50 Giuoco Piano
3. M Schaefer vs Tartakower 0-129 1905 Barmen Main B, GERA84 Dutch
4. Tartakower vs Von Scheve 1-033 1905 Barmen Main B, GERC24 Bishop's Opening
5. Appun vs Tartakower 0-131 1905 Barmen Main B, GERB01 Scandinavian
6. Tartakower vs Creyghton  1-042 1905 Barmen Main B, GERC50 Giuoco Piano
7. B Jankowitsch vs Tartakower  ½-½49 1905 Barmen Main B, GERA03 Bird's Opening
8. Tartakower vs J Schenkein 1-032 1905 Barmen Main B, GERB20 Sicilian
9. G Schories vs Tartakower  ½-½53 1905 Barmen Main B, GERB01 Scandinavian
10. Tartakower vs G Schories 0-134 1905 Barmen Main B, GERC24 Bishop's Opening
11. D Hoelken vs Tartakower 0-130 1905 Barmen Main B, GERA80 Dutch
12. Tartakower vs J Schenkein  1-028 1905 Barmen Main B, GERC58 Two Knights
13. G Schories vs Tartakower 0-150 1905 Barmen Main B, GERC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
14. Tartakower vs Vidmar 1-029 1905 ViennaB34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto
15. Tartakower vs O Wegemund  1-049 1905 Barmen Main B, GERB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
16. B Gregory vs Tartakower 0-164 1905 Barmen Main B, GERD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
17. Tartakower vs A Keller 1-026 1905 Barmen Main B, GERB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
18. D M Schapiro vs Tartakower 0-123 1905 Barmen Main B, GERC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
19. Tartakower vs G Schories 0-130 1905 Barmen Main B, GERD00 Queen's Pawn Game
20. Tartakower vs P F Johner  1-030 1906 DSB-15.Kongress mB01 Scandinavian
21. Tartakower vs P F Johner  1-029 1906 DSB-15.Kongress mC11 French
22. L Mayer vs Tartakower 0-126 1906 DSB-15.Kongress-BC25 Vienna
23. Tartakower vs Z Barasz  ½-½36 1906 DSB-15.Kongress-BD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. Von Scheve vs Tartakower  0-156 1907 Ostend-BA43 Old Benoni
25. Teichmann vs Tartakower  1-065 1907 KarlsbadA43 Old Benoni
 page 1 of 53; games 1-25 of 1,305  PGN Download
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Aug-16-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  kingfu: Too true no matter who said it.
Aug-16-11  I play the Fred: <Inquiry>: The Tartakower quote you cited may exist in three ways because of translation issues. I don't know whether Tartakower ever said it in English.

The best person to ask - if only because he will dig around for years if necessary, should he himself not know the answer - is Edward Winter. Below is the link to his site:

http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Aug-17-11  Inquiry: Thank you:)
Aug-19-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Karpova: Edward Winter's C.N. 7228 shows that the saying with the next to the last mistake predates Tartakower (e. g. in "Deutsche Schachzeitung" from 1890, when Tartakower was 3 years old).

Link: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Sep-17-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: He once lost five games in a row and was asked why. He replied,

" I had a toothache during the first game. In the second game, I had a headache. In the third game, it was an attack of rheumatism. In the fourth game, I wasn't feeling well. And in the fifth game? Well, must one have to win every game!? "

-- Tartakower

[Quote of the Day]

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Sep-17-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  chancho: <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

Jan-09-12  Penguincw: Quote of the Day

< "Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders." >

I love that quote. :)

Jan-20-12  rapidcitychess: I think he instead of opening, he meant chess.

<There are only two kinds of moves in the opening, moves which are wrong and moves which could be wrong. >

--- Tartakower

Jan-20-12  Penguincw: I like his fairy tale quote better.
Jan-24-12  Antiochus: "Castling is the first step toward an orderly life."

Savielly Tartakower

Jan-28-12  Antiochus: " If chess is an art, Alekhine. If chess is a science, Capablanca. If chess is a struggle, Lasker."

Saviely Tartakower (on who was the greatest chess player)

Jan-29-12  Antiochus: "Lasker have the results, Capablanca the title, Alekhine the style."

Savielly Tartakower.

Feb-03-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  TheFocus: Today, at <Edward Winter>'s Chess Notes, the following "lost" game was presented. It will be published in the upcoming <In Memoriam> the 2-volume collection by David DeLucia. I believe the price is $1,000, with the money going to charity.

Capablanca – Tartakower
Queen’s Indian Defense
Paris, circa 1938
Off-hand Game

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7 4.f3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 e6 8.Be3 Nd7 9.Bc4 Bd6 10.Ne2 O-O 11.O-O c5 12.e5 cxd4 13.cxd4 Be7 14.f4 g6 15.Ng3 Kh8 16.Qd3 Rg8 17.Rfd1 Rc8 18.Rac1 Nb8 19.d5 Bxd5 20.Bxd5 Qxd5 21.Qxd5 exd5 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.Rxd5 Rd8 24.Rxd8+ Bxd8 25.Kf2 Nc6 26.Kf3 f5 27.Ne2 Kg7 28.g4 fxg4+ 29.Kxg4 Kf7 30.Kf3 Ke6 31.Ke4 b5 32.Nc3 a6 33.Bc5 Be7 34.Bb6 Kd7 35.Nd5 a5 36.Nc3 b4 37.Na4 Bd8 38.Bxd8 Kxd8 39.Kd5 Na7 40.Kc5 Kd7 41.Kb6 Nc8+ 42.Kxa5 Ke6 43.Nb6 Ne7 44.Kxb4 g5 45.fxg5 Kxe5 46.Kc5 Nf5 47.a4 Nd4 48.Nd7+ Ke4 49.Nf6+ Ke5 50.Nxh7 1-0.

Feb-21-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  brankat: Happy Birthday Dr.Tartakower.
Feb-21-12  Penguincw: Happy B-Day Tartakower.
Feb-27-12  Penguincw: Not quite his birthday, but he is the POTD.
Mar-27-12  wordfunph: from Rudolf Teschner's Learn Chess in 40 Hours..

<When Efim Bogoljubow (a german national of Russian origin, a challenger to the world champion Alexander Alekhine) was playing against Savielly Tartakower (born in Rostov-on-Don, a prominent Polish grandmaster and an intelligent aphorist), he found himself under fierce attack and announced mate in four moves for his opponent. Tartakower responded: 'I will not tolerate any disturbance!'>

:-)

Mar-27-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  sneaky pete: What Tartakower is supposed to have said on that occasion: "Bitte, bleiben Sie seriös", forcing Bogoljubow to execute the mate.
Mar-27-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Calli: Some say it was this game: Tartakower vs Book, 1950
Apr-08-12  Penguincw: Quote of the Day

< "The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made." >

--- Tartakower

Jul-29-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Karpova: Von welchem bekannten Schachspieler haben Sie das meiste gelernt?

Dr. Savielly Tartakower: <Von Maroczy, der kurz und prägnant ist.>

From page 168 of the 1929 '(Neue) Wiener Schachzeitung'

Aug-26-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Karpova: On January 28, 1914, Dr. Tartakower had a grave accident:

<Am 28. Januar ist Dr. Tartakower von einem schweren Unfall betroffen worden. Die Morgenblätter vom 29. Januar brachten darüber folgende Notiz:

"Dr. Tartakower wollte gestern um 6 Uhr abends in der Feldapotheke auf dem Stephansplatz einen Einkauf besorgen. Er ging jedoch nicht beim Haupteingang vom Stephansplatz in die Aptheke, sondern wollte durch die Tür von der Brandstätte aus eintreten. Er kam an eine Tür, die zum Lastenaufzug der Apotheke führt, nach außen mit einem Knopf verschloseen ist und für gewöhnlich auch versperrt zu sein pflegt. Gestern um 3 Uhr nachmittags hat nun ein Arbeiter einer in diesem Haus befindlichen Speditionsfirma von dem Aufzug mehrere Kolli genommen. Wahrscheinlich hat er vergessen, nach der Arbeit die Tür zu schließen. Dr. Tartakower öffnete die Tür und stürzte in den ungefähr acht Meter tiefen Aufzugsschacht. Er erlitt schwere Verletzungen: Bruch der Schädelbasis, Quetschung des Auges und des Nasenbeins. Bewußtlos wurde er ins Garnisonsspital Nr. 2 gebracht."

Diese Nachricht hat inzwischen auch in der Schachpresse Verbreitung gefunden. Glücklicherweise hat aber der böse Sturz für Dr. Tartakower keine üblen Folgen gehabt. Schon nach acht Tagen war er völlig wiederhergestellt.>

From page 274 of the 1914 'Wiener Schachzeitung'

(Dr. Tartakower wanted to buy something at a chemist's shop but did not enter through the main entrance but a side door instead - this was the door to the freight elevator which had accidently been left open. So Dr. Tartakower fell down the lift shaft, about 8 metres deep. He suffered a basal skull fracture and contusion of the eye and nasal bone. He was unconscious while they brought him to hospital. It took him 8 days to recover.)

Aug-26-12  Cibator: Not the only time he suffered a head injury, according to his friend Harry Golombek. On another occasion he was in a car accident. The driver broke an arm and some ribs, but Tartakower, in a letter to HG, said "I was injured in a less vital part of the human frame, to wit, the head, and, as you know, we chess masters don't have to use that much".
Feb-08-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  PhilFeeley: The stand-up comic of the chess world.
Feb-08-13
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  Shams: "Take my bad bishop-- please!"
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