Whats the best strategy in chess?

thanks

make your opponent lose

Unless there is a tactical issue, make a move that increases the total number of legal moves you have available, and impedes your opponent's total. If you are significantly ahead, attack. If you are significantly behind, defend by moving your pieces near your king.

now you tell me. better late than never. thank you. (reply is to ajian)

Develop pieces as quickly as possible. Do it faster than your opponents then most of the time you can attack first. It is simple and safe.

Pawn rush. It works in starcraft.

Always move a pawn on an odd numbered move, and a piece on an even numbered move. Oh, and only give checkmate if the move number is divisible by the number of pieces left on the board (including kings).

I think a Nobel Prize should be awarded to anyone answering this question satisfactorily.

@waller would you not play the 3-move checkmate?

Play the best move on every turn.

I've wondered about this in my about my game. I have no strategy. All I do is look for tactics (pins, skewers, etc.) and follow basic principles - control center, develop, etc.

In chess videos you hear about "King/Queen side attacks" and other real strategies. All I ever do is look for good/logical moves. Perhaps that's why I'll never be a GM. Well that, and my lack of true talent.

there are thousands of strategies. Naming all of them would take a very long time.

The best strategy - wait for the enemy knight to get to g6, then place a pawn on g3 to restrict its movements. Checkmate should follow shortly.

For added flair, advance your pawn to h5 and laugh when the knight has no good square to run to (He is going to have a pawn on e5 and a bishop on e7)

I agree with the bulgarian machine.

King first

Material second

Initiative third

Position fourth

Depending on who you believe, either sac an exchange on h5 or get a knight to f5.

If this question had an ansewr, there wouldn't be millions of people playing chess around the wolrd

to win

Attack the f7 square.

You may be wondering, what if I am playing black?

Simple. Don't play black.

Black... f2!!

i like -waller-'s answer the best