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Howard Staunton

Howard Staunton (1810 – 22 June 1874) was an English chess master who is generally regarded as having been the world's strongest player from 1843 to 1851, largely as a result of his 1843 victory over Saint-Amant. He promoted a chess set of clearly distinguishable pieces of standardised shape—the Staunton pattern promulgated by Nathaniel Cook—that is still the style required for competitions. He was the principal organiser of the first international chess tournament in 1851, which made England the world's leading chess centre and caused Adolf Anderssen to be recognised as the world's strongest player.

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

Chess, Game, Games, Reply, Throes, White

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.

Advantage, Ending, Kings, Place, Player, Squares

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

Forces, Most Powerful, Powerful, Queen, Queens

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.

Kings, Moving, Player, Quitted, Touched

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.

Ends, Games, Play, Skills

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.

Abide, Anger, Games, Momentarily, Player

The Bishop and Knight, in contradistinction to the Queen and Rook, are called Minor Pieces.

Bishops, Contradistinction, Knights, Queen, Queens, Rook

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

Chess, Games, Intellectual, Pastime

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.

Average, Games, Pawn, Queens, Situations

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.

Different, Eight, Ones, Party, Player, Superior

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

Captured, Kings, Men, Moving, Offender, Touching

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, Play, Situation, Taken

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

Always Trying, Chess Game, Game, Games, Leaves, Reply

For playing a man to a square to which it cannot be legally moved, the adversary, at his option, may require him to move the man legally, or to move the King.

Kings, Legally, Men, Moving, Require, Square