Pawns Quote by David Bronstein Download Open image “In the middlegame one should not hesitate to advance a central passed pawn.” — David Bronstein ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Pawns Should
It is a well known phenomenon that the same amateur who can conduct the middle game quite creditably, is usually perfectly helpless in the… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
Always put the rook behind the pawn.... Except when it is incorrect to do so. — 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
You never advance without losing something en passant... you lose it because you're paying so much attention to the new thing. — Ninette de Valois Copy Share Image
If a chess statistician were to try and satisfy his curiousity over which stage of the game proved decisive in the majority of cases,… — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
Common sense does not ask an impossible chessboard, but takes the one before it and plays the game. — Wendell Phillips 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 centre and,… — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor Copy Share Image
Avoidance of mistakes is the beginning, as it is the end, of mastery in chess. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share Image
My game is based on improvisation. Often a forward does not have the time to think too much. You have a second, rarely more,… — Ronaldinho Copy Share Image
The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn. — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
Two passed pawns advancing on the enemy pieces have brought me more than a dozen points in tournaments. — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
If you have made a mistake or committed an inaccuracy there is no need to become annoyed and to think that everything is lost.… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
Sometimes at lectures I am asked: how would the champions of the last century play today? I think that, after making a hurried study… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
Some pieces in the King's Indian appear on a 'special price' list: the dark square bishops are at the top of that list. — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
Far from all of the obvious moves that go without saying are correct. — David Bronstein 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 lively piece… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
There is not a single true chess-player in the world whose heart does not beat faster at the mere sound of such long beloved… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
What the devil possessed me to reply 1. ... e5?? I compltely forgot that Spassky, like Spielmann in the past, very much likes to… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
To lose one's objective attitude to a position, nearly always means ruining your game. — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
A strong player requires only a few minutes of thought to get to the heart of the conflict. You see a solution immediately, and… — David Bronstein 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 what happens… — Matthew McConaughey 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 is under… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
He is nothing more than one of my pawns. However, he is not a normal pawn. He is a pawn that can get across… — Yana Toboso 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 reality, perhaps… — Jesse Bering Copy Share Image
Nobody can build the bridge for you to walk across the river of life, no one but you yourself alone. There are, to be… — Anonymous 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 for all… — Tim Lebbon Copy Share Image
As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively. — Mark Dvoretsky 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
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. Sounds like… — Larissa Ione 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, my health,… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
