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

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I don't see much difference between prose poems and flash fiction (I've often taught the latter as the former), but then I also don't see that much difference between art and poetry.

Howard Staunton

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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