howard-staunton Quotes About games

“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.”

Said Important Games Player Fronts Kings Advantage Opposition Squares Adverse

Book:The American Chess-player's Handbook: Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognised Openings : Exemplified by Appropriate Games Actually Played by Morphy, Harrwitz, Anderssen, Staunton, Paulsen, Montgomery, Meek and Others : from the Work of Staunton

Source: The American Chess-player's Handbook: Teaching the Rudiments of the Game, and Giving an Analysis of All the Recognised Openings : Exemplified by Appropriate Games Actually Played by Morphy, Harrwitz, Anderssen, Staunton, Paulsen, Montgomery, Meek and Others : from the Work of Staunton

“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.”

Two Ends Games Situation Equal Average Valuable Queens Pawns

Book:The Chess-player's Handbook: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess, Exemplified in Games Actually Played by the Greatest Masters, and Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams of Original and Remarkable Positions

Source: The Chess-player's Handbook: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess, Exemplified in Games Actually Played by the Greatest Masters, and Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams of Original and Remarkable Positions

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

Games Intellectual Chess Fascinating Antiquity Pastime

Author:Howard Staunton

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

Trying Games Black Chess Always Trying Chess Game

Author:Howard Staunton

“To play with correctness and skill the ends of games, is an important but a very rare accomplishment, expect among the magnates of the game.”

Important Ends Play Games Skills Chess Accomplishment Correctness

Author:Howard Staunton

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

Lasts Games White Chess

Author:Howard Staunton

“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.”

Ifs Games Decision Player Anger Tables Refuse Quitting Abandon Offensive Umpires Resigning

Author:Howard Staunton

“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.”

Ifs Has Beens Made Moving Courses Games Pieces Errors Committed Penalties Corrections

Author:Howard Staunton

“When neither party can give checkmate, the game is drawn”

Giving Games Party Checkmate

Book:The Chess-player's Handbook: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess, Exemplified in Games Actually Played by the Greatest Masters, and Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams of Original and Remarkable Positions

Source: The Chess-player's Handbook: A Popular and Scientific Introduction to the Game of Chess, Exemplified in Games Actually Played by the Greatest Masters, and Illustrated by Numerous Diagrams of Original and Remarkable Positions

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