17 BEST chess principles to improve your game !!

Chess principles are very important. They allow us to create heuristics to find the best move in the position instead of needing to calculate long and winding variations. Thus it is important to know chess principles, and to know them well. That is why I have compiled seventeen of the BEST available principles in the current meta. May your chess rise from reading this article!

===               

1.  You should not develop your pieces quickly. Do you know why e4 and d4 are the most popular first moves? It's because pawns are much better at controlling space than pieces are. Therefore, just like in Go, at the beginning of the game, you should try to claim as much space as possible by pushing your pawns forward. Since pieces can easily come into the game due to their on average longer range, they are not a priority to be developed.

2.  You should not control the center, because the center is almost always contested by the opponent. Instead, controlling the flanks will give you a greater chance at victory, because in history, many decisive attacks had been done through a pincer formation attack. By controlling both flanks, you create a pincer formation on which you can therefore destroy the opponent's center. 

3.  A knight on the rim is NOT dim. This statement is, in fact, quite intelligenceist, because it assumes things that are not necessarily true. I hope everyone can watch their language in the future and not use such improper words, thank you!

4.  Calculate forced moves last. They are the easiest to do, so therefore you should save them for last, when you're all finished calculating everything else and quite tired. 

5.  "If you know yourself and the opponent, you need not fear the result of a thousand battles." - Sun Tzu. Do not rely on plans. Because the opponent cannot predict your next move if you do not know what your next move is. Thus, your opponent cannot "know his opponent", and thus must fear the result of a thousand battles.

6.  No need to ask, "why did he move there?" after each opponent move. Do you think your opponent will tell you? are you stupid?

7.  "Bishops of opposite colors have the greatest chance of drawing." This is, in fact, false, as bishops, just like any other chess piece, cannot draw. It is misleading to say that bishops have the greatest chance at drawing.

8.  Try to move the same piece twice or more times in a row. This will give the piece a sense of confidence, resulting in improved combat prowess.

9.  bring your queen out early, this way you can intimidate the opponent because of how strong she is.

10.  Rooks belong in front of passed pawns. This way you will always control the queening square for the pawn.

11.  There is no need to study rook endgames; you will surely gain enough experience just by playing.

12.  After castling, you should move the pawns in front of the king. This gives him "luft" (meaning "air", not to be confused with "luftwaffe") and allows him to escape from back rank ideas.

13.  If you only have one bishop, put your pawns on the same color to defend the bishop from the enemy's bishop of the same color.

14.  If cramped, free your game by writing an article declaring your independence from the enemy camp.

15.  Try to put rooks and queens on closed files. This way it protects them from the enemy rooks and queen.

16.  There is no need to ask yourself, "Does my next move overlook something simple?" Because you would have seen it if it was simple.

17. You should not focus on the whole board, but instead on one sector. This way you can devote all your focus and find the best possible move for that area. After all, jack of all trades, but master of none, why would you want to look at the whole board?

===

If you learned something new please lik e and subscrib !