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Howard Staunton
Howard Staunton
English Celebrity
Born: 1810
Died: 1874
Game King Man May Party Queen
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Be cautious of playing your Queen in front of your King and in subjecting yourself to a discovered check. It is better when check is given to your King to interpose a man that attacks the checking Piece than with one that does not. Howard Staunton
Man Yourself Queen Better King Given Attacks Check Checking Piece Does Cautious Discovered Than Front Your Playing
A player is said to have the opposition when he can place his King directly in front of the adverse King, with only one square between them. This is often an important advantage in ending games. Howard Staunton
Ending King Important Only Directly He Advantage Between Adverse Said His Opposition Square Front Often Place Them Games Player
A Rook is of the value of five Pawns and a fraction, and may be exchanged for a minor Piece and two Pawns. Two Rooks may be exchanged for three minor Pieces. Howard Staunton
Value Three Minor Piece Pieces Five May Pawn Two Fraction
For playing a man to a square to which it cannot be legally moved, the adversary, at his option, may require him to move the man legally, or to move the King. Howard Staunton
Man King Adversary Him His Square Option Legally May Move Moved Cannot Which Require Playing
For touching an adversary's man, when it cannot be captured, the offender must move his King. Howard Staunton
Man King Must Touching Adversary His Offender Move Cannot Captured
Having marshalled the men in battle order, as shown in the first diagram, you will observe that each party has two ranks of men, on the first of which stand the superior Pieces, and on the next the eight Pawns. Howard Staunton
You Battle Will Men Superior First Party Ranks Having Observe Pieces Diagram Eight Order Which Next Pawn Stand Shown Each Two
If either player abandon the game by quitting the table in anger, or in an otherwise offensive manner; or by momentarily resigning the game; or refuses to abide by the decision of the Umpire, the game must be scored against him. Howard Staunton
Game Anger Decision Otherwise Abandon Must Abide Table Him Umpire Offensive Refuses Quitting Either Against Manner Momentarily Resigning Player
In Castling, the King must be moved first, or before the Rook is quitted. If the Rook be quitted before the King is touched, the opposing player may demand that the move of the Rook shall stand without the Castling being completed. Howard Staunton
King First Opposing Before Completed Must Touched Shall Demand Without May Move Moved Being Stand Player
It is the duty of the Umpire to determine all questions submitted to him according to these laws, when they apply, and according to his best judgment when they do not apply. Howard Staunton
Best Judgment Duty Determine Laws Him His Umpire Questions According Submitted Apply
Many persons have been confused and discouraged at the very outset of the study by the great variety and the delicate distinctions of the openings: and this has constituted a fault in many otherwise excellent manuals for the learner. Howard Staunton
Great Confused Fault Discouraged Otherwise Distinctions Variety Delicate Excellent Outset Study Openings Learner Been Very Persons Many
The Bishop and Knight, in contradistinction to the Queen and Rook, are called Minor Pieces. Howard Staunton
Queen Bishop Minor Knight Pieces
The Chess-board must be placed with a white square at the right-hand corner. Howard Staunton
White Corner Must Square Placed
The penalty for exceeding the time limit is the forfeiture of the game. Howard Staunton
Time Game Penalty Exceeding Limit
The Queen is usually reckoned equal, in average situations, to two Rooks and a Pawn, but towards the end of a game she is hardly so valuable as two Rooks. Howard Staunton
Game Queen Valuable Reckoned Towards Equal She End Situations Average Pawn Hardly Two
When a Piece or Pawn is in a situation to be taken by the enemy, it is said to be en prise. To put a piece en prise, is to play it so that it may be captured. Howard Staunton
Enemy Situation Taken Put Piece Said May Pawn Captured Play
When the King is checked, or any valuable Piece in danger from the attack of an enemy, you are said to interpose a man when you play it between the attacked and attacking Piece. Howard Staunton
You Man Enemy Valuable King Danger Attack Attacked Attacking Between Checked Piece Said Any Play

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