Howard Staunton Games Quotations

When neither party can give checkmate, the game is drawn

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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