I have a friend who is nearly a GM, and he was training me for a while (shame very little of what he said sunk in) -But one thing that DID stick and seems helpful was: castle in as few moves as possible, and have EVERY major piece (knights, Bishops, rooks and queen) in play in as few moves as possible... He showed me how it can be done in as little as 8 moves. If you do that, your whole army is on the field effecting the board while the other guy is running around with just his queen.. Thats about all I got.
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KamiKaseKing94 wrote:
I like to move out with Queen.
This might be OK with weaker players, but it is not a good habit if you plan to become a stronger player. Unless the queen is being brought out for a specific advantage, she is best kept in places that she cannot be easily threatened.
LIke The King said, you should focus on getting all of your pieces in good positions as quickly as possible.
Hi KamiKaseKing94--as a general rule you sort of want to layer your pieces from weakest back to strongest. That way the most vulnerable ones aren't out in front. For example, play out the following moves for white on a board:
e4, d4
Nf3, Nc3
Bc4, Bf4
Qd2, 0-0
Rad1, Rfe1
This is just one example of an ideal opening position. You'll see you have a wall made up of central pawns, with your minor pieces alongside them and your major pieces shielded behind everything else. This prepares you for a proper middlegame attack: you want your pawns to go first, exchanging themselves off so that your more important pieces can get through. Trying to lead with the queen or rooks first is often a recipe for disaster.
I like to move out with Queen. Other than knights, what other pieces should one consider to open?