OPENING TIPS: tip089
4. Get a firm foothold in the centre and don’t give it up
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OPENING TIPS: tip072
ByDJCA(Lasker) 3. Bring out your knights before developing your bishops, especially the Queen’s Bishop.
Max Euwe
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OPENING TIPS: tip094
ByDJCA(Hort) 5. Develop flexibly!
OPENING TIPS: tip101
ByDJCA(Nimzowitsch) 1. Development is to be understood as the strategic advance of the troops toward the frontier line (the line between the fourth and fifth ranks).
MIDDLEGAME TIPS: tip053
ByDJCA* Take your opponent seriously if they are lower-rated, but don’t be overawed if they outgrade you. [Don’t look at your opponent’s rating if it takes the edge off your attitude.]
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ByDrDaveU9s | U14s U9s Play slowly and carefully Know the basic tactics Practise spotting tactics by doing puzzles Always think about what your opponent can do to you! U14s Try to avoid mistakes Most of the games we see have unforced mistakes in them, and they usually decide who wins the game. But you can…