OPENING RULES OF CHESS ( 7 PRINCIPLES )

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TODAY WE WILL LEARN OPENING PRINCIPLES IN CHESS

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OPENING PRINCIPLES

1 . DEVELOP YOUR PIECES

This is the absolute number 1 most important rule of the opening. In chess, Development means moving your pieces out from their starting squares ready for battle. Many players make the mistake of only bringing out one or two pieces and moving them around, and only bringing out reinforcements when the first few get stuck or captured. In chess, you need all your pieces in play to have the best chance of winning.

Time is of the essence in the opening - you can't afford to waste a single move. If one player can develop their pieces faster than the other player, that player is said to have a lead in development. Being ahead in development is a good thing because whoever has their pieces ready first can attack first. White has the first move in a game of chess, so usually white has a very slight lead in development to begin with.

Is there a particular order you should develop your pieces in? Well, knights and bishops should come out before queens and rooks. Usually you want to develop the knight and bishop on the side you want to castle before the other pieces, so you can get castled quickly. You should try and make sure that none of your knights or bishops are still on their starting squares after 10 moves.

2 . DON'T MOVE TOO MANY PAWNS

You have to move at least a couple of pawns in the opening to let your pieces out. Usually, it's a good idea to start by moving one of your centre pawns two squares. Moving the king's pawn two squares opens lines for the queen and kingside bishop, so is usually the best choice for beginners. However, a lot of players waste time by making other pawn moves that don't help to develop their pieces. 

3 . DON'T BRING YOUR QUEEN OUT TO EARLY

You have to move at least a couple of pawns in the opening to let your pieces out. Usually, it's a good idea to start by moving one of your centre pawns two squares. Moving the king's pawn two squares opens lines for the queen and kingside bishop, so is usually the best choice for beginners. However, a lot of players waste time by making other pawn moves that don't help to develop their pieces.

4 . DON'T MOVE PIECES TWICE

It's absolutely vital to not waste a single move in developing your pieces. If you start moving the same piece around while your other pieces are still on their starting squares, you're losing time. The only time you should move a piece twice is if you need to capture an enemy piece

5 . CASTLE EARLY

Once the pieces start coming out, the king will start to feel a bit vulnerable in the centre of the board. To avoid being a victim of a quick checkmate, you should try and make sure your king gets castled early in the game. Preferably, this should be before move 10. Castling also has the bonus effect of bringing one of your rooks to the middle of the board, where it can menace the enemy king if he has neglected to follow this rule!

The following game demonstrates the dangers of leaving your king in the centre for too long. It was played between two masters, Richard Réti and Savielly Tartakower, in Vienna, 1910. It goes to show even the strongest players sometimes get caught out in this way, but that's not an excuse to do it in your own game

6 . DEVELOP TOWARDS CENTER

As you get better at chess, you'll start to learn that the most important area of the board is the centre - that is, the squares e4, d4, e5 and d5. Think of these squares as being like the high ground. Just as in real warfare, controlling the high ground in chess is often the key to victory. 

7 . CLEAR THE BACK RANKS AND CONNECT ROOKS

By connecting your rooks, we mean clearing the space between them so that they protect each other. You can do this by moving out all your pieces and castling your king. Having the back rank clear means your rooks can easily move back and forth along it - either for defensive purposes, or to support a pawn push. Ideally, you want to move them to the centre as in our fantasy position above. Placing a rook opposite the enemy queen is sometimes also a good idea, even if there are currently pieces in the way. 

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