435152: Of course I play chess. It is my favourite game and I play it for years. I play in a club, in tournaments in team leagues,... so I tell you that players (I, we, others) play for the iniciative. It is quite simple. We, even, leave pawns to get the iniciative. With "in chess, you play for the pawn" you are showing a poor understanding of chess. And yes, I can talk about other players because I know lots of them.