The Pawns are the soul of the game.

Pawns: they are the soul of this game, they alone form the attack and defense.

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….

A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune..

The pawn is the soul of chess..