Chess Opening Strategy
Welcome, to ideas that I sincerely hope will immediately improve your “Chess Opening Strategy!”
Below, are several concepts to bear in mind as you open your chess game by methodically building a good foundation for the rest of your game. (Don’t worry, you can let loose and let it all hang out, when you get to your middle and End Game!)
Start by playing one of your Center Pawns (then, move the other one, soon thereafter)
Don’t get lured into swapping pawns that are in front of your King (i.e. your two Center Pawns) – especially if you haven’t even Castled yet!
(you’ll just be opening-up attack lines for your opponent, as well as seriously weakening your own pawn structure)
Bring out the King’s Knight very early, most likely to KB3. Bring out the King’s Bishop soon thereafter.
Within your first ten moves, try to get most of the following accomplished:
Both center pawns moved (one in clear support of the other)
Both Knights developed (curving towards the center of the board – not flanging out towards the wings of the board!)
Both Bishops developed (and NOT blocked at all by any of your own Pawns!)
Castling completed.
From this strong foundation, you’ll be able to surge outward towards an affective Middle Game, that hopefully will lead you to Victory!
Enjoy!!
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