Strategy  ·  Lesson 82 of 92

Opening Priorities

The three golden rules of every opening are…

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  1. Attack, attack, attack
  2. Control the center, develop your pieces, castle your king
  3. Push all pawns, then decide
  4. Trade queens fast
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Control the center, develop your pieces, castle your king

Center, development, king safety — in roughly that order. Learn these before memorizing any theory.

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