A Quote by Samuel Reshevsky

What is a weak pawn? A pawn that is exposed to attack and also difficult to defend is a weak pawn. There are several varieties: isolated, doubled, too advanced, retarded.

Samuel Reshevsky

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Advanced Also Attack Defend Difficult Exposed Isolated Pawn Retarded Several Too Weak

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Samuel Reshevsky
American - Chess Player
November 26, 1911 - April 4, 1992

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

Richard Reti

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

Wilhelm Steinitz

The fight goes on with or without me, I'm just a pawn. But at least I'm a pawn on the morally right side.

Peter Sunde

He is nothing more than one of my pawns. However, he is not a normal pawn. He is a pawn that can get across the whole board in one move.

Yana Toboso

What difference, being a pawn for the Light or a pawn for the Dark?" "There is a great difference. One difference is that for the Dark, certainly, you are a pawn. For the Light, you are a free human being, free to make mistakes, to do wrong, even. You are free to choose, whether or not you believe it.

Alison Croggon

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 addition, to the opening of a file for the rook.

Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

An isolated pawn spreads gloom all over the chessboard.

Savielly Tartakower

The isolated Pawn casts gloom over the entire chessboard

Aron Nimzowitsch

No pawn exchanges, no file-opening, no attack.

Aron Nimzowitsch

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

Siegbert Tarrasch

If you go to most pawn shops in Las Vegas, they will tell you exactly what they will pay for, say, an iPod. But if you show up with an 1833 ormolu clock, it won't pop up in their computer. They are going to tell you to go to Gold & Silver Pawn, because we buy weird things.

Rick Harrison

By what right does White, in an absolutely even position, such as after move one, when both sides have advanced 1. e4, sacrifice a pawn, whose recapture is quite uncertain, and open up his kingside to attack? And then follow up this policy by leaving the check of the black queen open? None whatever!

Emanuel Lasker

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

Siegbert Tarrasch

When your house is on fire, you cant be bothered with the neighbors. Or, as we say in Chess, if your King is under attack you don't worry about losing a Pawn on the Queen's side