Savielly Tartakower belongs to the record of chess as a competitor whose results still define part of the sport.
The record lists Savielly Tartakower as Polish and French chess player (1887–1956).
Savielly Tartakower was born at Rostov-on-Don in 1887. His recorded nationality is Russia.
Sport professionalised and internationalised around this time; the modern Olympics were young and national federations were only beginning to matter.
He competed at 3rd Chess Olympiad, 4th Chess Olympiad and 5th Chess Olympiad.
Athletic careers are short and pitilessly measured, which is what makes the great ones legible.
That the career was built from Russia matters: facilities, coaching and funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide who ever reaches the start line.
Savielly Tartakower died in 1956, aged 69. The results remain in the record, which is the only permanent form of an athletic career.
Achievements
- Competed at 3rd Chess Olympiad, 4th Chess Olympiad and 5th Chess Olympiad
- Discipline: chess
