Opening Principles:
1. Control the center squares – d4-e4-d5-e5
2. Develop your minor pieces toward the center – piece activity is the key
3. Castle
4. Connect your rooks
Tactics...tactics...tactics...
Pre Move Checklist:
1. Make sure all your pieces are safe.
2. Look for forcing moves: Checks, captures, threats. You want to look at ALL forcing moves (even the bad ones) as this will force you look at, and see the entire board.
3. If there are no forcing moves, you then want to remove any of your opponent’s pieces from your side of the board.
4. If your opponent doesn’t have any of his pieces on your side of the board, then you want to improve the position of your least active piece.
5. After each move by your opponent, ask yourself: "What is my opponent trying to do?"
I developed a pre-move checklist for chess.
Does anyone disagree or want to add anything?
I am open to criticism and suggestions.
Pre move checklist:
6 questions before making a move:
1: Are my parts safe?
2: Is any part of the opponent on my side of the board and threatens any sheik that can compromise me?
3: Do I have any parts that are not active in the game?
4: Are there any threats of mate or sheik?
5: Will my bid leave any unprotected pieces?
6: Has my opponent left unprotected pieces?