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Rook Quotes

Always put the rook behind the pawn... Except when it is incorrect to do so Picture Quote #1

Invite the rook who high amid the boughs, in early spring, his airy city builds, and ceaseless caws amusive Picture Quote #1

Endings of one rook and pawns are about the most common sort of endings arising on the chess board. Yet though they do occur so often, few have mastered them thoroughly. They are often of a very difficult nature, and sometimes while apparently very simple they are in reality extremely intricate Picture Quote #1

The preparation for active rook play entails what is called the opening of lines, which largely depends on pawn play, especially on the proper use of levers Picture Quote #1

Even the best grandmasters in the world have had to work hard to acquire the technique of rook endings Picture Quote #1

In a rook and pawn ending, the rook must be used aggressively. It must either attack enemy pawns, or give active support to the advance of one of its own pawns to the queening square Picture Quote #1

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If I am a pawn in someone else’s chess game, you better believe I am going to demand an explanation before being shoved at some rook. I’ll play my part, damn it, but I want the courtesy of being asked for my consent! Picture Quote #1

One of our very favorite shows of 2008 was our Slowtrain instore. We drove straight from San Francisco, pulled up to the back of the store, dragged our entire setup inside and played our new album, Rook, start-to-finish - and they let us get away with it Picture Quote #1

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Always put the rook behind the pawn... Except when it is incorrect to do so (Rook Quotes) Invite the rook who high amid the boughs, in early spring, his airy city builds, and ceaseless caws amusive (Rook Quotes) Endings of one rook and pawns are about the most common sort of endings arising on the chess board. Yet though they do occur so often, few have mastered them thoroughly. They are often of a very difficult nature, and sometimes while apparently very simple they are in reality extremely intricate (Rook Quotes) The preparation for active rook play entails what is called the opening of lines, which largely depends on pawn play, especially on the proper use of levers (Rook Quotes) Even the best grandmasters in the world have had to work hard to acquire the technique of rook endings (Rook Quotes) In a rook and pawn ending, the rook must be used aggressively. It must either attack enemy pawns, or give active support to the advance of one of its own pawns to the queening square (Rook Quotes) If I am a pawn in someone else’s chess game, you better believe I am going to demand an explanation before being shoved at some rook. I’ll play my part, damn it, but I want the courtesy of being asked for my consent! (Rook Quotes) One of our very favorite shows of 2008 was our Slowtrain instore. We drove straight from San Francisco, pulled up to the back of the store, dragged our entire setup inside and played our new album, Rook, start-to-finish - and they let us get away with it. (Rook Quotes)