Backwards Quote by Howard Staunton Download Open image “The Bishop moves diagonally forwards or backwards, to the extent of the Board.” — Howard Staunton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Backwards Bishop Bishop Moves Bishops Boards Diagonally Forwards Moves Moves Diagonally Moving
Bishops move diagonally. That's why they often turn up where the kings don't expect them to be. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
With opposite coloured bishops the attacking side has in effect an extra piece in the shape of his bishop. — Mikhail Botvinnik Copy Share Image
The Chess-board must be placed with a white square at the right-hand corner. — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
“As the Russians say, getting what you want sometimes requires moving like the knight in chess: forward and to the left.” — Adrian McKinty Copy Share Image
The center of the chessboard is a magnet, which pulls to itself all the pieces. Therefore the most beautiful and amazing moves, for me,… — Ashot Nadanian Copy Share Image
The center of the chessboard is a magnet, which pulls to itself all the pieces. — Ashot Nadanian Copy Share Image
When I am trying to understand the method of winning in the endgame with two bishops against the knight, chess is a science, when… — Ashot Nadanian Copy Share Image
“When your main game’s over, you can always move your chessboard elsewhere.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
The placing of the centre pawns determines the "topography" of a game of chess. — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
Many persons have been confused and discouraged at the very outset of the study by the great variety and the delicate distinctions of the… — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
After white's reply to 1.e4 e5 with 2.f4 the game is in its last throes — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
The Chess-board must be placed with a white square at the right-hand corner. — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
When the King is checked, or any valuable Piece in danger from the attack of an enemy, you are said to interpose a man… — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
It is the duty of the Umpire to determine all questions submitted to him according to these laws, when they apply, and according to… — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
A Rook is of the value of five Pawns and a fraction, and may be exchanged for a minor Piece and two Pawns. Two… — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
The game of chess is the most fascinating and intellectual pastime which the wisdom of antiquity has bequeathed to us. — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it takes one step… — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
Having marshalled the men in battle order, as shown in the first diagram, you will observe that each party has two ranks of men,… — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
If, during the course of the game, it be discovered that any error or illegality has been committed in the moves of the pieces,… — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
I'm just always looking forwards. I spend very little time, looking backwards. — Gary Vaynerchuk Copy Share Image
A historian is not always a prophet facing backwards, but a journalist is always someone who afterwards knew everything beforehand. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
“It would seem no matter how progressive we get there are always those few who are backwards in their ways.” — Solange nicole Copy Share Image
Now, success is not the result of making money; making money is the result of success - and success is in direct proportion to… — Earl Nightingale Copy Share Image
Can anyone be so foolish as to believe that there are men whose feet are higher than their heads, or places where things may… — Lactantius Copy Share Image
I took a little break - I was coming back to work and the last thing I was going to do was take a… — Nia Long Copy Share Image
We have different expectations for different groups of people. We tend to modulate the degree with which we're forgiving or punitive depending on how… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
You know what, if you play 'She Looks So Perfect' backwards... you just listen to it. — Luke Hemmings Copy Share Image
