A pawn that is not opposed by an enemy pawn either on its own file or adjacent files.
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Quotes of the Day
I am a totally normal guy. My father is considerably more intelligent than I am.
Magnus Carlsen 2010
” (about Lasker) For me, this personality, notwithstanding his fundamentally optimistic attitude, had a tragic note. The enormous mental resilience, without which no chess player can exist, was so much taken up by chess that he could never free his mind of this game, even when he was occupied by philosophical and humanitarian questions.”
Albert Einstein
Vugar Gashimov deserves to be immortalized!
Mahir Mamedov 2014
I believe motivation is one of the most important things one has to have after playing for many years. Chess is a very complete, well thought-out game, which is why people have been playing it since ancient times.
Judith Polgar
The duty of a World Champion is not only to play games but also to explain to the public why he is winning
Garry Kasparov NIC 1989
