Monie49 wrote:
Pawns get in the way.
So many things I would have done but pawns got in my way
Why do we have pawns?
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Jul 11, 2017
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kindaspongey wrote:
Monie49 wrote:
Pawns get in the way.
So many things I would have done but pawns got in my way
Very clever reference. Almost no one will understand, but I look at life from Both Sides Now.
imagine the sons of royalty on the front lines instead of the peasants.
how much different the pawns would be. what other power than forward, en passant or block unto death.
the pawn is the chess piece which represents the utility of the little people.
of course we play a game and the pieces are but tokens...in the present sense but not in the initial sense.
hence the reason why the queen became powerful in western chess for the woman in europe and in the celtic regions ( where kingship depended on whose true child came from which mother ) than in persian chess ( where women have always been nothing to men ). and why bishops became powerful in europe ( catholicism ) over the weak elephant bishops of india.
then there is random fischer.
to break the pawn wall by unsettling the back wall of power.
to see what is possible and for most almost all of us, uther than leko, what could not be seen,.
I really don't know pawns at all.
Jimmykay wrote:
... I look at life from Both Sides Now.
The chess board, too?
Jul 11, 2017
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#27
this is terrible - will the hate towards pawns never end? haven't they gone through enough?
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/the-sad-tale-of-the-pawn
Jul 12, 2017
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#28
it's almost like asking why do we have dogs, i mean they are literally useless but they can retrieve stray tennis balls.
Jul 12, 2017
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#29
Because they serve a lot of functional benefits for both players during the course of a chess game. That's why
cozyduck wrote:
magneto once said that pawns are used to open the front lines and are sacrificial
Only relivant if you are a nerd...lol
Why does a swimmingpool have water?
will_n wrote:
Race to 100!!!! Pawns or no Pawns!!!!!
BORING.
We have pawns so our kings have a place to hide until it's safe for them to come out.
Your question explains why you have a 600 rating.
Pawn_Overide wrote:
Pawns are basically defenseless and are captured easily.
Really? Since when?
Pawns have amazing synergy and are the only way to maintain a space advantage.
Not to mention the incredible value they have from the late middle game onward of being able to use them to give back tempi.
And they are each a potential queen.
And a phalanx of pawns has been the basis of more than a few decisive victories.
First of all, the Pawns represent the infantry and front-lines. Without them your king is poorly protected.
You say that pawns are defenseless, but think about how often they crack-open a king's castle. Here's an example where I (White) launched pawns at my opponent's king beginning with move 10 and the pawn threat lasted until move 28, which kept my opponent's pieces disorganized enough to give me a winning advantage: