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Let's start our first lesson for beginners to learn chess openings. Playing opening in chess is like building foundation of your own house. The stronger foundation of your own house, the stronger house you will get -- and it means the following: If you play chess opening stronger and better than your chess opponent, you will have more chances to win a chess game.
Important. Before you begin Lesson 1, please remember the following: You may not follow 3 main strategies in playing chess opening which are highlighted in this lesson below, if you play a hypermodern chess opening (for example, the Alekhine Defense, the Nimzovich Defense) or a hypermodern chess opening system called the Hedgehog.
Chess Openings and 3 Main Strategies
When you are playing a chess opening in the game of chess, it is very important to know and follow the next 3 main chess opening strategies:
1. Development (Mobilization).
2. Control of the Center.
3. King Safety.
To better understand 3 main strategies of playing chess openings, you are highly recommended to see the video below. Here is short description of the video. Chess openings are important and they are usually the first 10-15 moves. Learn the Open Game chess openings first. Remember about 3 main strategies at playing openings!
See to understand what is development (mobilization) and what to do for developing your pieces. See what it means to control the center and king safety (castling). Playing chess opening is like preparing for real battle... To see the video on 3 main strategies of playing chess openings, click the Play button below. The video runs for 2 min 29 sec.
Remember about chess openings and 3 main strategies!!! Below is short reminder for the above video: - opening is very important in a game of chess; - take playing chess opening as the first 10-15 moves; - learn the Open Game chess openings first (they start with e4 e5); - Open Game chess openings are the best for beginners to understand how to begin a game;
- always remember about development (mobilization), control of the center, and king safety at opening; - for development, first develop minor pieces (knights and bishops); - without need, don't touch the queen (you may touch the queen at beginning only if it is a designated move of the opening or its variation -- as example, study the Scandinavian Defense chess opening (Lesson 44));
- remember about control of the center (the center is dominating place on the board; while controlling the center, you will have more power and shift capacity); - remember about king safety (at beginning the king is vulnerable in the middle of the board; secure the king and make the castling move between the 5th - 10th move);
- playing chess opening is like preparing for battle, namely: mobilize the force to have the power (more pieces developed -- more force at hand, more power you have), get the key positions on the board (take the center of the board as the main dominating position), and secure your HQ (your king) in order not to loose the battle...
Notes. All lessons to learn chess openings on this site are designed for chess beginners and intermediate players. They are explained via text, pictures, chess videos, PDF and PGN files to download and learn by replaying and seeing chess games. You will find information on ECO codes, where to download PGN viewer and PGN files...
You will get enough material to learn Bishop's Opening, King's Gambit, Danish Gambit, Center Game, Vienna Game, Philidor Defense, Petroff Defense, Ponziani Opening, Scotch Game, Scotch Gambit, Italian Game, Evans Gambit, Hungarian Defense, Ruy Lopez, Sicilian Defense, and many more...
• How to Quickly Learn Chess Openings (for Beginners)
To see all lessons on chess openings on this website:
• Chess Opening Sitemap - See All Lessons (inside)
For the king safety, you can learn the castling rules here:
• Chess Castling Move - Learn Its Rules (video outside)
This was Lesson 1, which stated the importance of 3 main strategies at playing chess openings -- development (mobilization), control of the center, and king safety. Do not forget to put together playing chess openings and 3 main strategies at a game of chess! The next Lesson 2 will explain you 3 main types of chess openings...
Important. You may not follow 3 main strategies in playing chess opening which were highlighted above, if you play a hypermodern chess opening (for example, the Alekhine Defense, the Nimzovich Defense) or a hypermodern chess opening system called the Hedgehog -- when you do not fight for the center but attack it from a distance, or when you create a hedgehog defense system like a hedgehog...
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