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

The Bishop and Knight, in contradistinction to the Queen and Rook, are called Minor Pieces.

After white's reply to 1.e4 e5 with 2.f4 the game is in its last throes

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

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.

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.

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.