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Howard Staunton

"When a Piece or Pawn is in a situation to be taken by the enemy, it is said to be en prise. To put a piece en prise, is to play it so that it may be captured."

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"When a Piece or Pawn is in a situation to be taken by the enemy, it is said to be en prise. To put a piece en prise, is to play it so that it may be captured."

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"I hate admitting that my enemies have a point."

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"'Tis best to weigh the enemy more mighty than he seems."

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"A pitcher has to look at the hitter as his mortal enemy."

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"Any ideal system is its own worst enemy, and as soon as you start to implement these visions of grandeur, they just fall apart and turn into a complete tyranny."

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"Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law."

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"Give the enemy not only a road for flight, but also a means of defending it."

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"If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril."

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"Hatred is not contained in political thinking. Any hatred worked up against the public enemy is non-political, and always shows some weakness in the internal political situation."

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"It is always disarming to treat with the enemy, so to speak."

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"It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him."

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Howard Staunton
"For touching an adversary's man, when it cannot be captured, the offender must move his King."

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

Chess

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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."

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"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."

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Howard Staunton
"Each player, it will be observed, has eight superior Pieces or officers, and eight minor ones which are called Pawns; and, for the purpose of distinction, the Pieces and Pawns of one party are of a different color from those of the other."

Purpose

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Howard Staunton
"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."

End

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Howard Staunton
"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."

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Howard Staunton
"When a Piece or Pawn is in a situation to be taken by the enemy, it is said to be en prise. To put a piece en prise, is to play it so that it may be captured."

Enemy

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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."

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"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."

Duty

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