What was the best advice given to you in chess

What was the best advice given to you in chess "?

Before making a move, try to find your opponent's best response.

read jeremy silman

"Remember to have fun!

Don't start to stress if you study your weaknesses and don't be afraid to lose a game, but enjoy!"

Given by my chess coach

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make one move after another, dont make 2 moves at the same time!

don't be afraid to run the clock down some if you think the game is balanced by what you do

Don't play.

I am about to sum up all of my findings about chess in my life time. I have worked long and hard at chess I what I found may change the entire nature of the game. All of this can be summed of in two immensly powerful words...

DONT LOSE

This goes hand-in-hand with "Is this move safe". The trouble I have is developing the disciplin to do this before every move.

The best advice I have gotten so far in my chess life is "the correct plan is the plan that you wouldn't care if your opponent knew of it because it can't be stopped without worsening their position" and going on to say how Bobby Fischer usually had simple but extremely effective plans that even when his opponents knew what he was doing, couldn't stop him from carrying it out. A generalized statement for it would probably be play the board, not the player.

Win or Lose.  Enjoy the game and try to learn from each game.

Play to improve, not to win.

The best advice I've gotten so far would probably be: "Play the board, not the player."

Be patient and dont suck. But of course I am not patient and I suck much of the time

Control the middle.  Do the unexpected.  Play better players and learn from them.  Always eat your vegetables...

"When you see a good move, look for the best/better one." Emanuel Lasker ~ Later reiterated by Josh Waitzkin I believe.

Stick to Monopoly.

best advice recieved-

turn off the computer and go outside 

Best advice I have heard is -- "The threat is stronger than the execution."