chess psychology- if your opponent makes a funny face or weird noise after he moves , keep studying the position until you know why.
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Don't play with grenades when you can simply call in air support. us vet.
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Don't play with grenades! (British Vet.)

when you have the option to trade , wait for your opponent to take first so you can develop your own piece on the recapture.

Don't play with grenades when you can simply call in air support. us vet.
Correction:
Don't play with grenades! (British Vet.)
I love grenades! ( French Vet. ) I hate german grenades, though!!!
No no no. The French vet loves grenades, cause they're easy to drop to lose weight while you run away.

in order to gain initiative look to sacrifice two pawns for a minor piece.
Better yet.....
in order to gain the initiative, look to "sacrifice" one pawn for a minor piece.

There is a story of a thumb in a Conan Doyle " Greek Interpreter" S.Holmes adventure. Oh ,well I think I will go to sleep ...

Don't play with grenades when you can simply call in air support. us vet.
Correction:
Don't play with grenades! (British Vet.)
I love grenades! ( French Vet. ) I hate german grenades, though!!!
No no no. The French vet loves grenades, cause they're easy to drop to lose weight while you run away.
Remember Yorktown, d....fool!
Hey, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn from time to time.

when playing a king pawn end game, don't worry about pawn majorities but instead concentrate on pawn breakthroughs.
is there really a opening called the bong cloud.is so what is its main line?