Chess Principles - beginner to advanced!

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Please find below the top 50 principles every good player enjoys, i found these from a YouTube video by NM Nelson Lopez, you can watch the clip here

But if you want to have a list to keep at hand and check every now and again, here you go:

1: Control the center

2: Develop pieces quickly

3: Castle before move

4: Avoid too many pawn moves

5: Avoid "bad" bishops

6: Avoid moving the same piece twice

7: Don't bring out queen too early

8: Pay attention to f2/f7

9: Watch out for stalemate

10: Knights before bishops

11: Connect your rooks

12: Rooks to open/half-open files

13: Knights on the rim are dim

14: Avoid doubled pawns

15: Avoid isolated pawns

16: Avoid backward pawns

17: Don't move pawns in front of castled king

18: Don't open center if your king is there

19: When attacking, don't trade queens

20: If cramped, trade pieces

21: 2 minor pieces better than rook and pawn

22: 3 minor pieces better than queen

23: Rooks are strong on 2nd/7th ranks

24: Doubled rooks on open files are strong

25: Bishops better in open, knights in closed

26: Capture towards the center

27: Activate king in the endgame

28: Trade fianchetto bishop to weaken king

29: Knight on f8, there's no mate

30: Slow down - use your time

31: Don't play hope chess

32: Don't trade bishop for knight without a reason

33: Meet flank attack with a counterattack in the center

34: Rooks go behind passed pawns

35: 2 connected passed pawns on 6th rank beat a rook

36: Attack in the direction of your pawn chain

37: Knights are best blockaders of passed pawns

38: When ahead, trade pieces (NOT pawns)

39: When behind, trade pawns (NOT pieces)

40: 1 pawn can stop 2 pawns

41: Put pawns on opposite color as your bishop

42: Watch out for pawn storms when castled opposite

43: When attacking, remove key defenders

44: It's easier to attack than defend

45: If c3, then d5

46: If f4, then d5

47: In d4/d5 openings, don't block c pawn

48: Kings can use the crooked path

49: Be carful for poisoned b or g pawns

 50: Be flexible about your plans

Bless your hearts and enjoy your games,

Totoo