10 Chess Tips Every Beginner Should Know

We have a lot of new players watching our streams and videos, and we receive hundreds of questions and coaching requests every day! In this video Andrea shows 10 basic chess strategies, that every beginner player should know. Mastering these principles will give you a solid base, that you can gradually improve upon as you get more chess experience. Drop a like and tell us in the comments, if you found these tips useful and if you’d like to see more of these videos in the future!
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00:00 RULE #1: DEVELOP PIECES AND ATTACK TOWARDS THE CENTER
00:39 RULE #2: CASTLE BEFORE ATTACKING
01:20 RULE #3: DO NOT PUSH KINGSIDE PAWNS
02:12 RULE #4: DO NOT TAKE THE QUEEN OUT EARLY
02:55 RULE #5: TRADE SIDE PAWNS FOR CENTER PAWNS
03:25 RULE #6: AVOID DOUBLING YOUR PAWNS
04:14 RULE #7: USE OPEN FILES AND CONNECT ROOKS
05:29 RULE #8: IMPROVE YOUR PIECES
06:34 RULE #9: BISHOPS ARE BETTER IN OPEN POSITIONS, KNIGHTS ARE BETTER IN CLOSED ONES
08:31 RULE#10: ACTIVATE YOUR KING IN THE ENDGAME

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    Now do everything the opposite of what was said. Your opponent won't be able to handle the antifragility and you will crush them every time.

    Extremely helpful because Andrea explains each rule in a way that makes you go, "Oh, that totally makes sense."

    Funnny how in modern chess grandmasters break all these rules. King in the middle, pushing Kingside pawns etc. Harry to h4 is popular.

    Found this channel a couple days ago, I've loved chess for over 40 years, just don't have ppl to play with

    8:18 take the bishop while checking the king to grab both bishop and a pawn godammit ! 😂

    I know, i know, it's done for demonstration but it hurts.

    This was so helpful! Makes me want to jump back into chess.

    Nice! Thanks Andrea! 👏🏼🙏👍🏼😎

    Great tutorial for me. This gives me a nice set of checkboxes to work through as a new player.

    Brother Watson of 1000 Watts, Watson Prods. says:

    You are so freaking adorable. Great advice.

    "Do not push kingside pawns"
    laughs in closed King's Indian attack/defense

    I’m dusting off the cobwebs for myself and teaching my 8 year old at the moment. Thanks for the tips

    Perfect tutorial, she has solid foundation, no wonder she is that good.

    never thought i would be touching myself while learning chess

    "pawn undeafended" LOL. The rook is behind it, and if the rook takes the piece that killed the pawn and if the rook will be killed the bishop is right there lol.

    About time. I watch these guys play but have no idea what they are planning and why. Nice breakdown.

    I'm 1/3 through the vid and it's already the most helpful chess lesson I've ever had. Just discovered you today, love it, thanks a ton!

    This video made me subscribe. So many things I was doing wrong thank you

    what? why you guys call it knight ? it looks to me like a horse.! i was calling that "horse"

    Gary Lawrence
    So a piece being closed is when it’s blocked by it’s own pieces and therefore can’t move, correct?
    A piece being open is when it is not blocked by it’s own pieces and can therefore move, correct ?

    Bishop better to move in open positions and Knight better to move in closed positions.

    I am a beginner and I’m having trouble understanding what a double pawn position looks like. Could you explain in more detail?

    Aww! I love it!!!This is an awesome rules' collection! Never could play with my friends with a nice hope of a victory!! <3

    Wanted to ask a big fat question 'bout my grandpa and his tips or no-tips game:

    So he starts with one (definitely wild horse!) knight but he doesn't care! and he kills the king with the second one 0_O never could get his method! What's so secretly cool and incredibly possible in that strategic method? Never moves any other piece! So tell me how does he magically win anybody young/old/experienced every time? No-no-no, they don't feel any pity towards him – since they mostly hate losing their money!

    Rule #11: If you're playing against a GM/SGM just quit…

    Rule number 4 also applies to a man's genitals

    I don't want to be predictable so I'm going to do the opposite of what Andrea is saying.

    Andrea: Don't bring out your Queen early in the game!

    Scandinavian defense players: bruh

    Andrea sounds almost normal when you play this at .75x speed.

    I am an amateur player, at least I learned something new. Thank you Botez!!

    Check out CHESS VIBES if you are between 600-1400 . Most underrated channel around.
    She is good but if you are looking for other channels try CHESS VIBES. We all have a few so I thought I would promote his as it really helped

    I am not a great player but love Chess. Why is it I am always much weaker when I play as black?

    I like playing chess since my childhood, but when I've heard you voice to explain chess stuff, I love playing chess.

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