Yes and yes.... pawns are key protection. Don't push your pawns are loose to many. Sac one and loose one. Just my opinion from a guy that hardly wins...lol.

No. In chess, the pleasure of the game is going through the different scenarios and solving the new problems that come with them. It's a mentally engaging game, it's not romantic, or emotional. Chess pieces are not little living creatures or whatever to be mentalized into friends and loved ones. Could it be a little stupid for a person to have this kind of a reaction? Could it be stupid for a player to think that he will definitely win a game with so much emphasis on one piece?