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* Before you move, check to make sure that you have protected all of your pieces. | * Before you move, check to make sure that you have protected all of your pieces. | ||
* In the opening, try to | * In the opening, try to: | ||
* Generally, making a lot of queen moves in the opening is a bad idea. | ** Control the center of the board | ||
** ''Develop'' pieces (especially knights and bishops) by moving them off the back rank | |||
** Castle early. | |||
** Generally, making a lot of queen moves in the opening is a bad idea. | |||
* Keep your king safe behind other pieces (often pawns). | |||
Revision as of 04:57, 25 December 2020
- Before you move, check to make sure that you have protected all of your pieces.
- In the opening, try to:
- Control the center of the board
- Develop pieces (especially knights and bishops) by moving them off the back rank
- Castle early.
- Generally, making a lot of queen moves in the opening is a bad idea.
- Keep your king safe behind other pieces (often pawns).