| Subject | English | Russian |
| chess.term. | play by the book | играть по теории |
| Игорь Миг | play by the book | соблюдать правила |
| chess.term. | play by the latest book | играть по новейшим прописям |
| chess.term. | play by the latest book | играть по новейшим рекомендациям теории |
| slang | Playing by the Book | играть по правилам (Пример: "Some teams win tournaments by not playing by the book." Franka_LV) |