Demand Quote by Howard Staunton

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

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

— 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…

— Oscar Panno

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

The preparation for active rook play entails what is called the opening of lines, which largely depends on pawn play, especially on the proper…

— Hans Kmoch

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

— Wilhelm Steinitz

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.

— Soren Kierkegaard

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

The only good Rook is a working Rook!

— Samuel Reshevsky

The chess master says nothing, other than moving the silient chess piece.

— Rumi

The king, which during the opening and middlegame stage is often a burden because it has to be defended, becomes in the endgame a…

— Jose Raul Capablanca

When you play chess alone it's always your move.

— Charles Simic