Today, I will speak about one of the most fundamental concepts in chess: the ABC of a chess game, the first thing a chess coach will teach you as a beginner: the Opening Principles!
In case you are just starting to learn the secrets of chess and you are not yet familiar with them, here are the basic principles of the Opening:
- Rapid and effective development of pieces, which means placing them in useful squares
- Control of the center
- King's safety
- The queen should be the last piece to be developed
- Don’t make unnecessary pawn moves
- Don’t move the same piece more than twice unless necessary
- Connect the rooks after developing the queen