33 Quotes by Howard Staunton

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Queen is by much the most powerful of the forces.

The Bishop moves diagonally forwards or backwards, to the extent of the Board.

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.