Arcadia Chess Club

Chess Tips
Opening
General Openings Ideas
Building a Repertoire
Middlegame
Basic Middlegames.
Endgame
Basic Endgames
Endgame Ideas
Tactics
Chess Tactics
Tournament Advice
Time Management
Evaluation
Analysis
Technique
Chess Books
Members' Suggestion
Chess Lessons
from a Chess Master

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General Opening Ideas

  • Open with 1.e4 or 1.d4
  • If possible, limit pawn moves to two in the opening
  • Fight for the center
  • Active development of pieces
  • Develop Knights before Bishops
  • Don't bring out the Queen too early
  • Castle as soon as you can
  • Understand and avoid common opening mistakes and traps
Last Update: June 2003
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