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HOW TO PLAY CHESS

upon at the beginning of the game, he loses the game.

LII. If a player sends an unintelligible move, he is subject to the same penalty that he would have to pay if he did not send any move at all; but the opponent must announce to the umpire that the move in question is not intelligible.

(The rules for ordinary play also apply to play by correspondence unless obviously inapplicable).