Bughouse

Doubles Chess (Bughouse) is a fast-paced game that sees many players get caught up in "dropping pieces" before using all of their "regular pieces." This is a mistake! Similar to chess, there are fundamentals that everyone should follow. As in chess, development is paramount in bughouse. Yes, you will get extra pieces, but they most likely won't come until around move 5 or 6 at the very earliest, so don't "twiddle your thumbs" waiting for the perfect piece to arrive. Develop that perfect piece!

However, developing all your pieces as rapidly as possible is not the goal. Being in a good position to either start or defend an attack at any time is the main goal. Let us take a look at an example below: