Steinitz’s term for two adjacent Pawns which are on the fourth rank, cannot be supported by other Pawns, are not passed Pawns, and which are on half-open files. About hanging Pawns in end-game Euwe said: hanging Pawns are nearly always weak.
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Quotes of the Day
Danailov, in his campaign, used the motto – “I know.” One or two months later he said “I am learning.” Three years after, we know that he cannot learn. He gave so many promises, he has done absolutely nothing.
Georgios Makropoulos 2013
Chess is my hobby. I have been playing chess since five years old. I like to play chess, to help chess, sponsoring chess, and attract my business friends to chess in order to develop and popularize chess. Everybody has a hobby. My hobby is chess, boxing and Buddhism.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 2010
Carlsen is a combination of Karpov and Fischer style.
Garry Kasparov 2017
I never make mistakes in chess, I only have hallucinations!
Vlastimil Hort 1987
I understood that through chess I could express myself and chess became my natural language.
Boris Spassky 1995