1. Every move should improve the quality of the position, gain material or gain time.
2. Always assume your opponent will find the best move.
3. Sit on your g***mm hands!
4. No position is so won it plays itself.
5. When you see a good move, wait, look for a better one.
6. Look everywhere where you're opponent can possibly move to.
7. it's all about good pieces, get good pieces.
8. pretend for a moment that it's actually your opponent's move.
9. The hands are a chess players worst enemy.
10. A bad plan is better than no plan at all.
11. To improve rapidly, don't play, study.
12. You can not develop by moving pawns.
13. Dont move your pieces twice in the opening.
14. Try not to lose and wins will come afterward.
15. Opportunities suddenly appear.
16. Patience, Timing, Knowledge and Sacrifice.
17. Feed off your opponents mistakes.
18. Get a good mentor.
19. Analyze your games.
20. If you want to practice, play semi-rapid chess, not blitz.
21.  Don't fear your opponent's rating when playing.
22.  Most strong players don't read many chess books.
23.  Have your chess brain work at least 10 minutes every day.
24. Check the opening theory right after each game.
25. Attack where your pawns point
26. A knight on the rim is dim.
27.  Avoid Moving a Chess Piece Twice During the Opening is a good chess strategy.
28.  It is Better Chess Strategy to Develop the Knights before Their Respective Bishops.
29.  Develop Both Knights before the Queen’s Bishop.
30.  Do Not Develop your Chess Pieces Exclusively on One Side.
31.  Do Not Play a Piece beyond Your Own Side of the Board in the Opening.
32.  If You Have Castled Do Not Permit the Opponent to Open a File on Your King.
33.  Avoid Making Exchanges which Develop Another Piece for the Opponent.
34.  Avoid Exchanging Bishops for Knights Early in the Game.
35.  Avoid Premature Attacks.
36.  Seek a Weak Spot in Opponent’s Position.
37.  Look at pawn structure as a way to create spots for your pieces.
38.  Play the board not the person.
39.  Attack where your pawns point.
40.  Play defensively until your oponent makes a big mistake.

Mine is every move should either:

1. Improve the quality of the position or

2. Gain Material or

3. Gain Time

Always assume your opponent will find the best move.

A shout from the crowd at a Junior State Championship in Mexico... "Sit on your g***mm hands!" :)

A crazed parent if you ask me... but a pretty good piece of advice... All the players heard it and some (even me) actually did it, literally :P

1. Go wide before you go deep

2. No position is so won it plays itself. (Silman)

Thats what she said...

"When you see a good move, wait, look for a better one." - Lasker

"You win some, you lose some"

In response to the question, "What happened... you are all of a sudden in form and playing great chess."

"I lost the fear of losing."  - Hikaru Nakamura.

I wonder what he meant by that ?

Look everywhere where you're opponent can possibly move to.

Alex Lenderman (GM-elect) gave the advice - it's all about good pieces, get good pieces!  That was helpful to me.  Of course once they're good you have to know what to do with 'em (tactics).  Great guy that Alex!

I can't remember whether I read this somewhere, or just made it up myself:

"When it's your move, pretend for a moment that it's actually your opponent's move. What good moves can your opponent make right now?"

This makes it much easier to see your opponent's threats, IMO.

I forget who said it

"The hands are a chess players worst enemy" or something like that.

When you see a check, always play it. It might be mate!

Try not how to lose and wins will come afterwards!

SACRIFICE YOUR PIECE THAN MAKE A PLANE

hey, i was about to say that!

What was the saying before airplanes?

"A bad plan is better than no plan at all" stopped me playing aimless chess even when I had barely any knowledge..