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HOW TO PLAY CHESS

XXXI. When a Pawn is given as odds it is to be the King's Bishop's Pawn.

XXXII. The player receiving the odds of a move or moves must not play any Piece or Pawn beyond the fourth rank, or beyond the middle of the board, before his adversary has made a move.

XXXIII. A player giving the odds of the exchange may remove whichever Rook he may select, and he may also call upon his opponent to remove either Knight or Bishop.

XXXIV. A player receiving two or more moves as odds must make those moves at once and they are to be counted collectively as if they were his first move.

XXXV. A player giving a Knight or Rook, or two minor Pieces, as odds, may remove whichever Knight or Rook or minor Pieces he may choose.

XXXVI. A player giving a Rook as odds cannot castle on the side from which the Rook was taken.

XXXVII. When a player undertakes