A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune. Francois-Andre Danican Philidor More Quotes by Francois-Andre Danican Philidor More Quotes From 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 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