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Each player, it will be observed, has eight superior Pieces or officers, and eight minor...

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Be cautious of playing your Queen in front of your King and in subjecting yourself...

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A Rook is of the value of five Pawns and a fraction, and may be...

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A player is said to have the opposition when he can place his King directly...

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When the King is checked, or any valuable Piece in danger from the attack of...

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When neither party can give checkmate, the game is drawn.

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When a Piece or Pawn is in a situation to be taken by the enemy,...

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The Queen is usually reckoned equal, in average situations, to two Rooks and a Pawn,...

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

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The penalty for exceeding the time limit is the forfeiture of the game.

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The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in...

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

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