Pawns Quotes

141 Pawns quotes by 106 unique authors

The isolated Pawn casts gloom over the entire chessboard — Aron Nimzowitsch
Pawns are born free, yet they are everywhere in chains — Rick Kennedy
Weak points or holes in the opponent's position must be occupied by pieces not Pawns — Siegbert Tarrasch
Whatever the source of the leader's ideas, he cannot inspire his people unless he expresses vivid goals which in some sense they want. Of course,… — David McClelland
Look, it also attempts to poison our children, divide them from their parents and the teaching of the church and basically turn them into pawns… — E.W. Jackson
Beware the beast man, for he is the devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will… — Roddy McDowall
In the ending the king is a powerful piece for assisting his own pawns, or stopping the adverse pawns. — Wilhelm Steinitz
Always put the rook behind the pawn.... Except when it is incorrect to do so. — Siegbert Tarrasch
Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position — Anatoly Karpov
An isolated pawn spreads gloom all over the chessboard. — Savielly Tartakower
It isn't myself that's important in this transaction apparently; the individual doesn't count much in the situation...all of us are more or less pawns. We're… — Theodore Dreiser
Football is a chess game to me. If you move your pawn against my bishop, I'll counter that move to beat you. Football is the… — Junior Seau
The being we call god is merely a pawn working for a powerful and rational force in some far-off galaxy. This force is trying to… — Unknown Author
Incredibly, while these 18 to 20 year-olds cannot legally buy a beer, cannot purchase a bottle of wine and cannot order a drink in a… — Al Gore
The Pawn move is a capital investment. Every one of the forty-eight should, from the beginning, be spent as if it were one of the… — William Ewart Napier
The preparation for active rook play entails what is called the opening of lines, which largely depends on pawn play, especially on the proper use… — Hans Kmoch
Ultimately, of course, you must decide for yourself whether the subjective psychological effects created by your evolved cognitive biases reflect an objective reality, perhaps as… — Jesse Bering
The pawn is the soul of chess. — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor
Be warned! From Satan's viewpoint you are a pawn in his game of cosmic chess. — Adrian Rogers
It cannot be too greatly emphasized that the most important role in pawn endings is played by the king. — Siegbert Tarrasch

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