As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively. — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
On the stone that remains carved next to his name, his epitaph plain, only a pawn in their game. — Bob Dylan 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
Be warned! From Satan's viewpoint you are a pawn in his game of cosmic chess. — Adrian Rogers 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
I fought against the bottle, but I had to do it drunk. Took my diamond to the pawn shop, but that don't… — Leonard Cohen 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 male is always the pawn in a romantic comedy. Come together, break up, go chase her, get her, roll credits. That's… — Matthew McConaughey Copy Share Image
What is a weak pawn? A pawn that is exposed to attack and also difficult to defend is a weak pawn. There… — Samuel Reshevsky Copy Share Image
As Olafsson showed me, White can win... It's hard to believe. I stayed up all night analysing, finally convicing myself, and, incidentally,… — Bobby Fischer 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
“The thing about pawns," Emily said, almost to herself, "is if they reach the other end of the board, they become a… — Lauren Smith Copy Share Image
“Pawns are such fascinating pieces, too...So small, almost insignificant, and yet--they can depose kings. Don't you find that interesting?” — Lavie Tidhar Copy Share Image
In life, as in Chess, ones own Pawns block ones way. A mans very wealth, ease, leisure, children, books, which should help… — Charles Buxton Copy Share Image
We think that we know a man or a woman, when so much of what we know is actually that man's or… — Gene Wolfe Copy Share Image
When we talk about 'reproductive rights' this is what we mean. It's the difference between people as objects, and people as agents:… — Nafis Sadik Copy Share Image
I'll listen to you, but you need to treat me with a little respect. Because it doesn't sound like I'm a pawn.… — Larissa Ione Copy Share Image
Thank God [Donald Trump] said I was a politician because Aristotle defined the human person as 'animal politicus.' At least I am… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity. They are children, women and men who leave or who are… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
And the good writer chooses his words for their 'meaning', but that meaning is not a a set, cut-off thing like the… — Ezra Pound Copy Share Image
I realized that it's my own fault that people take advantage of me. I should be around people who cherish my talents,… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
I don't recommend trying to cram a lot of long opening-move variations into your head. The main idea behind any opening is… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
“The closer we get—the more I let you in…the more dangerous this gets. We’re just pawns in this game, and I wasn’t… — Cassandra Giovanni Copy Share Image
His face set in grim determination, Richard slogged ahead, his fingers reaching up to touch the tooth under his shirt. Loneliness, deeper… — Terry Goodkind Copy Share Image
I don't want to involve myself in the various arguments about why Israel was created . . . . . I want… — Michael Moore Copy Share Image
Fate knows all about you, it knows your fears and your weaknesses and your confidences and strengths, and it can be ready… — Tim Lebbon Copy Share Image
American democracy is a chess-game in which pawns imagine themselves to be free individuals with wills of their own: that delusion is… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
Ultimately, of course, you must decide for yourself whether the subjective psychological effects created by your evolved cognitive biases reflect an objective… — Jesse Bering Copy Share Image
I can see,’ Miss Emily said, ‘that it might look as though you were simply pawns in a game. It can certainly… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image