The game of chess is the most fascinating and intellectual pastime which the wisdom of antiquity has bequeathed to us.

For touching an adversary's man, when it cannot be captured, the offender must move his King.

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.

The Chess-board must be placed with a white square at the right-hand corner.

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.

After black's reply to 1.e4 with 1..e5, leaves him always trying to get into the game

If, during the course of the game, it be discovered that any error or illegality has been committed in the moves of the pieces, the moves must be retraced, and the necessary correction made, without penalty.