Basic outline of strategies, techniques and steps on how to attack the king in chess

In the opening - 

• Control the center,
• develop your pieces, and
• protect your own king by castling.

Going into the middle game - 

• Coordinate your pieces to work together,
• activate as many of your pieces as possible to have a purpose, and
• make a plan to gain an advantage.

Here are the basic advantages which you want to gain that are what I call the elements of chess: 

1. seize and attempt to keep the initiative to control the game;
2. the material advantage;
3. the time or tempos advantage;

4. the space or squares on the board controlled advantage.

Further advantages to work for:

1. the mobility of the pieces; and

2. the quality of position for your pieces (a lower material value piece may have a higher quality of value in the position, depending on if it's activated). 

Know the concept of transformation: 

• Convert one of these advantages into another to attack your adversary's king.
• For example, advantages, such as the initiative and space, can be converted or transformed to a material advantage or an attack for checkmate.

Gain an advantage or advantages and coordinate your pieces for an attack on the king. Then you can calculate tactics (such as a pin, a fork, or overloading one of your opponent's pieces or key squares), winning combinations of several planned moves in a sequence, and/or sacrifices.

Checkmate the king or when your opponent resigns, shake hands. Try not to gloat.

If you would like to learn more about these techniques to win chess games in the most fun way possible, take a look at my self-published chess book by going here.