Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.
- Savielly Grigorievitch
Tartakower, 1887-1956
A Russian who was the leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster
Source: Wikipedia
A Russian who was the leading Polish and French chess Grandmaster
Savielly is quoted a lot on the internet.
I did find this book review: Moral Victories - The Freelance Writer Diary
...Moral Victories is subtitled “The Story of Savielly Tartakower,” but it is important to note that the author makes it clear that this is what is termed as a historical novel. Generally, this refers to a book based upon a real person, place or event, but not entirely faithful to a strictly accurate historical account. ...
This is the Avenue to Success for 08/18/08
I did find this book review: Moral Victories - The Freelance Writer Diary
...Moral Victories is subtitled “The Story of Savielly Tartakower,” but it is important to note that the author makes it clear that this is what is termed as a historical novel. Generally, this refers to a book based upon a real person, place or event, but not entirely faithful to a strictly accurate historical account. ...
This is the Avenue to Success for 08/18/08
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