Quotes from Siegbert Tarrasch

Chess is a form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.

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

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

First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game

Here are some of the questions and answers to an examination paper in chess that was given some time ago

I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess, just as I would pity for the man who has no knowledge of love. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.

When you don't know what to do, wait for your opponent to get an idea — it's sure to be wrong!

It is not enough to be a good player... you must also play well

I have a quite feeling of pity for all those who don't know chess; almost like I am sorry for those who never learned to love. Chess, like love and music, has the ability of making people happy.

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.

The future belongs to he who has the bishops.