"When neither party can give checkmate, the game…" — Howard Staunton

"When neither party can give checkmate, the game is drawn"

— Howard Staunton

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25 Quotes by Howard Staunton

Howard Staunton has 25 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

After black's reply to 1.e4 with 1..e5, leaves him always trying to get into the game
To play with correctness and skill the ends of games, is an important but a very rare accomplishment, expect among…
After white's reply to 1.e4 e5 with 2.f4 the game is in its last throes
The Chess-board must be placed with a white square at the right-hand corner.
If either player abandon the game by quitting the table in anger, or in an otherwise offensive manner; or by…
The Queen is by much the most powerful of the forces.
If, during the course of the game, it be discovered that any error or illegality has been committed in the…
It is the duty of the Umpire to determine all questions submitted to him according to these laws, when they…
Be cautious of playing your Queen in front of your King and in subjecting yourself to a discovered check. It…
A player is said to have the opposition when he can place his King directly in front of the adverse…
A Rook is of the value of five Pawns and a fraction, and may be exchanged for a minor Piece…
Each player, it will be observed, has eight superior Pieces or officers, and eight minor ones which are called Pawns;…

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More Checkmate Quotes

This quote is filed under Checkmate Quotes, one of 22 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a… — Max Euwe
On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie;… — Emanuel Lasker
In mathematics, if I find a new approach to a problem, another mathematician might claim that he has a better,… — Emanuel Lasker
Woe to he who checkmates his opponents at last, only to discover they have been playing cribbage. — Jedediah Berry
Seize the outpost K5 with your knight, and you can go to sleep. Checkmate will come by itself. — Savielly Tartakower
... the woman who grows up with the idea that she is simply to be an amiable animal, to be… — Charles Dickens
If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before… — Aung San Suu Kyi
In the name of God! You, demon, born in the dark! I seal you here! Checkmate! — Arina Tanemura
The strong are strengthened by reverses; the trouble is that the true meaning of events scores next to nothing in… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
We all play chess with Fate as partner. He makes a move, we make a move. He tries to checkmate… — Isaac Bashevis Singer
In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate. — Isaac Asimov
I'll listen to you, but you need to treat me with a little respect. Because it doesn't sound like I'm… — Larissa Ione

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