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
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