Francois-Andre Danican Philidor Professions : Composer Born : September 7, 1726 Died : August 31, 1795 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Francois-Andre Danican Philidor Pawns: they are the soul of this game, they alone form the attack and defense Francois-Andre Danican Philidor defense soul games A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune. Francois-Andre Danican Philidor pawns fortune chess The Pawns are the soul of the game Francois-Andre Danican Philidor chess-game chess-pieces games 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 the opening of a file for the rook. Francois-Andre Danican Philidor bishops kings chess The pawn is the soul of chess. Francois-Andre Danican Philidor pawns soul chess Similar Authors Igor Stravinsky composer Irving Berlin composer Brian Ferneyhough composer Bryce Dessner composer Bradley Joseph composer Boudleaux Bryant composer All Authors