Rook Quotes

15 quotes by 11 authors

Endings of one rook and pawns are about the most common sort of endings arising on the chess board. Yet though they do occur so… — Jose Raul Capablanca
Always put the rook behind the pawn.... Except when it is incorrect to do so. — Siegbert Tarrasch
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
Even the best grandmasters in the world have had to work hard to acquire the technique of rook endings. — Paul Keres
In a rook and pawn ending, the rook must be used aggressively. It must either attack enemy pawns, or give active support to the advance… — Siegbert Tarrasch
I have also heard that GM Oscar Panno said that -whenever you have to make a rook move and both rooks are available for said… — Oscar Panno
As Olafsson showed me, White can win... It's hard to believe. I stayed up all night analysing, finally convicing myself, and, incidentally, learning a lot… — Bobby Fischer
It is always advantageous to exchange your king's bishop pawn for the king's pawn, since this leads to the seizure of the centre and, in… — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor
The only good Rook is a working Rook! — Samuel Reshevsky
A Rook is of the value of five Pawns and a fraction, and may be exchanged for a minor Piece and two Pawns. Two Rooks… — Howard Staunton
In Castling, the King must be moved first, or before the Rook is quitted. If the Rook be quitted before the King is touched, the… — Howard Staunton
The Bishop and Knight, in contradistinction to the Queen and Rook, are called Minor Pieces. — Howard Staunton
You been raggedy since lil kim first came out..Its queen bitch, not rook not bishop but QUEEN BITCHES.... — Katt Williams
You been raggedy since lil kim fitst came out...its queen bitch not rook not bishop not pawn but queen bitch — Katt Williams
I only know that a rook Ordering its black feathers can so shine As to seize me senses, haul My eyelids up, and grant A… — Sylvia Plath

Who Wrote These Rook Quotes

11 authors contributed a total of 15 Rook Quotes as follows: