When neither party can give checkmate, the game is drawn

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Dear past, I survived you. Dear present, I’m ready for you. Dear future, I’m coming for you.

Science can improve lives in ways that are elegant in design and moving in practice.

For what's the point of breeding children, if each generation does not improve on what went before.

Please give me fifty more years of work and fun, then an instant death when I'm sleeping.

Anybody who helps the poor is delighted. So naturally, they (critics) are not very happy with us.

I bought cars for all six of my children

By nature, I am an experimentalist. I don't believe much in accomplishment.

I brake for brunettes.

So many creeps in Hollywood.

The whole sum and substance of human history may be reduced to this maxim: that when man departs from the divine means of reaching the divine end, he suffers harm and loss.