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THE CHESS-PLAYER'S

TO INTERPOSE.

When the King is checked, or any valuable Piece attacked, the man placed between to ward off danger is said to be interposed.

J'ADOUBE.

An old French expression, signifying "I adjust," or "I replace," used by a player when he touches a man merely to rectify its position, without intending to play it. (See law 7th.)

RANK AND FILE.

The row of squares running from right to left are called ranks, while those which run from player to player are termed files.

SEIZING THE OPEN FILE.

When a player takes command of an unoccupied file of squares by planting his Queen or a Rook at one end of it, it is customary to say that he seized the open file.

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