7. Complete your development before moving a piece twice or starting an attack
(Nimzowitsch) 7. There is no time for pawn hunting in the opening, except for centre pawns.
“Now I have the pawn and the compensation.” –Roman Dzindzichashvili Material refers to the pieces and pawns on the board. Usually, if you have extra material, you have good chances to win We have a rough rule to work out who is ahead in material: a Knight or Bishop is worth about 3 Pawns; a…
1. leaving the king without sufficient support from other pieces
1. Get your pieces out into the centre quickly. The opening is a race to see who can get their pieces out first while keeping at least a share of control of the centre. * This is the main point to remember; all the other rules are just footnotes to this one
1. How to start well in a game of chess 2. Things to avoid: wasting time and 4-move checkmate U9s/U11: Open with a duck! [U14s] DCK = Develop, Centre, King (c) Develop Centre King Develop Send out your pieces one at a time, and move each piece once Don’t waste time (make only 2-3 pawn…
