Bishops Quote by Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

Always put the rook behind the pawn… Except when it is incorrect to do so.

— Siegbert Tarrasch

If your opponent has an exposed king it is frequently worth sacrificing a pawn to be able to bring your rooks into the game,…

— Neil McDonald

The king pawn and the queen pawn are the only ones to be moved in the early part of the game.

— Wilhelm Steinitz

The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn.

— Richard Reti

In a rook and pawn ending, the rook must be used aggressively. It must either attack enemy pawns, or give active support to the…

— Siegbert Tarrasch

In the ending the king is a powerful piece for assisting his own pawns, or stopping the adverse pawns.

— Wilhelm Steinitz

He who fears an isolated Queen's Pawn should give up Chess

— Siegbert Tarrasch

If once a man delays castling and his king remains in the center, files will open up against him, bishops sweep the board, rooks…

— Irving Chernev

To capture the pawn, threaten the queen.

— Robert Charles Wilson

When the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box

— Italian Proverb

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.…

— Theodore Dreiser

It cannot be too greatly emphasized that the most important role in pawn endings is played by the king.

— Siegbert Tarrasch