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

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

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

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.

When neither party can give checkmate, the game is drawn

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.

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.