Chess Tips
Keep these 10 tips in mind and you’ll be on your way towards winning your games of chess.
Tip #1
Pieces need room to move, and the center gives you the most flexibility of movement.
Tip #2
Develop Knights before Bishops –
Knights can’t protect your other pieces from the back rank.
Tip #3
Develop Bishops before Rooks –
Bishops need open diagonals to maximize their influence, and those diagonals can become cluttered in the opening.
Tip #4
Develop Rooks before the Queen –
Rooks are limited at the edges of the board, and the Queen is vulnerable at the center of a cluttered board.
Tip #5
Castle Early –
Castling helps bring one of your rooks towards the center of the board and helps protect your King
Tip #6
Protect your pieces –
If your opponent wants to capture a piece, make sure you can win the exchange.
Tip #7
Attack the same square with multiple pieces –
The more pieces you have that can attack a single square, the more defenders your opponent will have to commit to win the exchange. This creates openings for you on other parts of the board.
Tip #8
Create forks wherever possible –
Force your opponent to choose which piece to lose.
Tip #9
Create pins and skewers wherever possible –
Limit your opponents movement.
Tip #10
Develop your strategy with every move –
Always look for the move that helps your overall strategy, not just your immediate needs.