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
My relation with Korchnoi depends on whether he has slept well. If he had bad dreams, he speaks a lot of rubbish.
Anatoly Karpov 2005
When I am in the USSR, I have the feeling that every tram conductor plays chess better than I do.
Hans Ree
It’s always better to sacrifice your opponent’s men
Savielly Tartakower
Chess is beautiful enough to waste your life for.
Hans Ree
I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of Chess
Siegbert Tarrasch