Savielly Tartakower, Russian-French chess player, journalist, and author (born 1887)

Savielly Tartakower

Polish chess player (1887–1956)

Savielly Tartakower was a Polish chess player. He was awarded the title of International Grandmaster in its inaugural year, 1950. Tartakower was also a leading chess journalist and author of the 1920s and 1930s and is noted for his many witticisms.