I'd scratch this one if I was you, it's most likely just going to be confusing for a beginner, double pawns, backwards pawns and isolated pawns isn't a bad thing, if you get some compensation for them.
- no double pawns, no backward pawns, no isolated pawns
i'm attempting to teach some basics to a beginner who knows how to move the pieces but that's about it. she's not really interested in becoming some great player. she's mostly just interested in having some sort of understanding about a general strategy while playing and what kind of plan to have. so far i have come up with the following to explain to her:
Opening:
Middle Game:
Endgame (i will mention these to her, but i don't see her caring enough to practice them - and yes i know there are more to consider but these are the easier ones)
General Strategy:
i was also considering suggesting what i'm calling an "order of consideration" for each move. it is as follows:
also, all these 'steps' must be first considered from your perspective followed by your opponent's. here it is in more detail:
first you look for a possible mate against your opponent. if you don't see one, then you look to see if your opponent has a mating attack against you that you have to defend against. if no, then you look for hanging pieces to attack. if there are none, you should look to see if you left any pieces hanging that you have to protect. if you see none, then look for any possible tactics you can perform. if none, you look for possible tactics you have to defend against. finally, if you see none, you should consider how to just better your overall position. if you can't or don't see how, you should finally consider how your opponent will try to better his/her position and try to stop him/her from doing so.
i know this is very general and not necessarily the best way to play, but for someone just learning strategy, i thought it would be a good starting point.
so, what do you all think of this approach? what am i missing in your opinion? what should i omit? thanks for the comments :)