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Oct-16-07
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| suenteus po 147: <brankat: So even if he didn't write an autobiography in a strict sense, all his literary work, books, and magazines' essays, would, in a way, represent an autobiography.> I agree with this heartily. <karpova> Thank you for the links, information, and the general response to my question. That Lundin book sounds like the best possible find at the moment. <Benzol> Thanks, mate. I need to find that Dover copy; used if I can get it. The two volumes are currently out of my price range. |
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Oct-17-07
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| xenophon: didn't he have something to do with the catalan opening as well? |
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Oct-17-07
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| keypusher: <xenophon> Yes, indeed. Tartakower vs J Torres Caravaca, 1929 |
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Oct-21-07
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| brankat: Dr.S.Tartakower had something to do with just about every opening :-) |
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Nov-16-07
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| Karpova: Regarding the publication date of "Die hypermoderne Schachpartie":
http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... (scroll down to 5279) <The usual options (1924, 1924-25 and 1925) all seem valid, although we now tend to regard 1924 as the best choice.> |
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| Dec-31-07 |
| Petrosianic: <Dr.S.Tartakower had something to do with just about every opening :-)> He invented the Catalan. The organizers of Barcelona 1929 asked him to create a new opening that could be named after the area as a homage to its history. |
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Jan-19-08
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| wolfmaster: Yesterday, I bought his book 500 Master Games of Chess(co-authored with Du Mont) and I am just leafing through it. He has great annotations and he dug up some amazing games! |
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Jan-20-08
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| brankat: <Petrosianic> <He invented the Catalan. The organizers of Barcelona 1929 asked him to create a new opening that could be named after the area as a homage to its history.> Thank You for this. I knew Dr.Tartakower introduced the Catalan. But I had not heard before of the Barcelona, 1929 anecdote! |
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Feb-01-08
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| Resignation Trap: Photo of Tartakower (right) playing Ehrhardt Post while Carl Johan Margot Carls watches: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... . |
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Feb-01-08
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| talisman: <Resignation Trap> as always...You Da Man! thanks for the photo. |
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Feb-02-08
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| Calli: Here's a photo challenge. Identify the time, place and Tarta's opponent in this photo: http://picasaweb.google.com/Caissa1... |
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| Feb-02-08 |
| MichAdams: Not sure about the time, but probably about 4pm.
Tartakower vs Kashdan, 1933 |
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Feb-02-08
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| Calli: Correct! Was hoping to keep <Resignation Trap> busy and out of trouble :->, but I guess the position is too easy to see. By time and place, I just meant Folkestone 1933. Tartakower defeated Alekhine, Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1933 in the second round but lost in the third against Soultanbéieff and his 25.f3? lost a pawn in the fourth round against Kashdan. |
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| Feb-03-08 |
| nescio: <He invented the Catalan.> <I knew Dr.Tartakower introduced the Catalan> When reading these statements I ask myself what one should call the opening in the follwing well-known games: Vidmar vs Nimzowitsch, 1927
Ed Lasker vs Capablanca, 1926
Blackburne vs J W Baird, 1894
Pre-Catalan? |
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Feb-04-08
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| brankat: <nescio> Apparantly, Dr Tartakower was the "Godfather" of the opening as far as the name is concerned. Also, he may have done some extra work on the system, which obviously had been played before. Pretty much the same is true with all the other openings. They had all been played in one form (line) or another, before a given opening was finally named after somebody, or something :-) |
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| Feb-04-08 |
| nescio: <brankat> Oh, I agree, not to mention that the name changes sometimes in the course of the years. If you had written "Dr Tartakower introduced the name of the Catalan" I wouldn't have reacted. I'm not that much interested in such names, but I'm probably a litle annoyed that so many people mention a name but don't give the moves. In recent weeks I have read much about the so-called anti-Moscow, but I still don't know what are the moves of the Moscow, let alone the anti. |
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Feb-04-08
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| brankat: <nescio> Some recent stuff from "Gruenfeld" page :-) <<Tomlinsky> Re the Bio. "best known as an Openings theoretician having an opening named after him: Neo-Grunfeld Defense (D70)"The origins of the Neo (Anti) Grunfeld should more accurately be credited to Alekhine I believe. Grunfeld himself is best known for, well, the Grunfeld Defence! (Other spellings may randomly apply) :) <brankat> If it was E.Grunfeld that came up with the idea of the Neo-Grunfeld, then, I wonder who was the originator of the Grunfeld. Alekhine? :-) > > |
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| Feb-04-08 |
| nescio: <brankat> Haha, indeed, that's what I mean. I think I know the moves of the Grünfeld defence, but the neo-? the anti-? By the way 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 is a move-order Tartakower has very rarely played with the black pieces, if at all. At least I can't remember one game in which he played it. |
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Feb-04-08
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| brankat: <nescio> That's why it is called the Grunfeld, not Tartakower Defence :-) |
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Feb-27-08
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| brankat: Happy Birthday Mr.Tartakower. |
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Feb-27-08
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| suenteus po 147: Happy birthday, Dr. Tartakower! |
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May-21-08
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| ketchuplover: There's a review of a book pertaining to the birthday boy at www.chesscafe.com |
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May-26-08
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| brankat: <ketchuplover> Thank You for the link! |
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Jul-04-08
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| whiteshark: "The sixth rank is intimidating. A piece placed on it brings fear and panic to the enemy's army." Savielly Tartakower |
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| Jul-04-08 |
| corsopoet: Skipping politics, if I was going to drink a beer with somebody, and whiskyrebel, michadams and keypusher weren't around, I'd go for the hops with Taratakower. In that great book Wolfmaster mentioned, "500 Master Games of of Chess," for the first game ST and Dumont go back to 1839 to Bledow v. Von Der Lasa. For them to go back that far, you know it is going to be a great game and it is. ST's line about "All the mistakes are out there just waiting to be made" is one of my favorite lines of all time. |
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