10 Golden Rules Of Chess

10 Golden Rules Of Chess:

1. control centre ( e4, d4, e5, d5 )

2. develop minor pieces, knight first then bishop.

3. king safety ( castling )

4. look for capture

5. study opponent last move carefully

6. look for tactics: pin, fork, skewer, discovery, trap

7. go for the king

8. know the basic checkmate

a. queen and king vs king checkmate

b. two rooks and king vs king checkmate

c. rook and king vs king checkmate

d. two bishops and king vs king checkmate

e. bishop, knight and king vs king checkmate

9. get a new queen if possible ( promotion )

10. use the king