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Strategy


To improve Your Middle Game position start examining the most promising continuations.

On the path to chess mastery a player need to see and studie many different types of positions, Every time a master encounters a new position, He looks at his previous games experience helps to find the right goal in the new position. This is pattern recognition. Being a good chess player requires pattern recognition and analysis.


The Process of Decision Making in Chess for Beginners.


1.    Rapidly develop all pieces

2.    Develop Knight before Bishops

3.    Don't move the same piece twice during the opening

4.    Don't make unnecessary pawns moves during opening

5.    Don't check if not necessary

6.    Don't open a position if you are late in development

7.    Place the Queen behind the line of friendly pawns during the opening

8.    Avoid trading a developed piece for a not developed one

9.    Castle as quickly as possible

10.  Kingside castling is safer then queenside castling

11.  Try to prevent the opponent from castling

12.  Dominate as much territory as possible

13.  Advance pawns in order to conquer space

14.  As pawns advances they get more difficult to protect

15.  Place your pawns in the center



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