A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune. — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor Copy Share Image
The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
The power of hanging Pawns is based precisely in their Mobility, in their Ability to create acute situations instantly. — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
In the ending the king is a powerful piece for assisting his own pawns, or stopping the adverse pawns. — Wilhelm Steinitz Copy Share Image
It cannot be too greatly emphasized that the most important role in pawn endings is played by the king. — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
The king pawn and the queen pawn are the only ones to be moved in the early part of the game. — Wilhelm Steinitz Copy Share Image
Weak points or holes in the opponent's position must be occupied by pieces not Pawns — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
A passed pawn increase in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes. — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
The shortcoming of hanging pawns is that they present a convenient target for attack. As the exchange of men proceeds, their potential… — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
There is no disputing that in the eyes of Schlechter, Teichmann or even Rubinstein, the backward pawn was something more substantial than… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
When your house is on fire, you cant be bothered with the neighbors. Or, as we say in Chess, if your King… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
I have found after 1.d4 there are more opportunities for richer play. — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
Modern Chess is too much concerned with things like Pawn structure. Forget it, Checkmate ends the game — Nigel Short Copy Share Image
It is always advantageous to exchange your king's bishop pawn for the king's pawn, since this leads to the seizure of the… — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor Copy Share Image
It is annoying that the rules of chess do not allow a pawn to take either horizontally or backwards, but only forwards… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
The most important feature of the Chess position is the activity of the pieces. This is absolutely fundamental in all phases of… — Michael Stean Copy Share Image
