The 5 Basic Principles of Opening
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Here are all the opening principles that all beginner and intermediate players should
to follow.
Control the center!
The center of the board includes the squares e4, d4, e5, and d5. When a game starts, you need to place
pawns in the center and occupy as many squares as possible.
2. Develop the pieces as soon as possible!
Take out your pawns and your bishops. This should be done in the first 6 to 7 moves, before you try.
checkmate your opponent.
Rock it as soon as possible!!
Keeping your king protected is essential to avoid losing quickly. Don't forget, if your king is
discovered, it will cost you to win. After castling, it is important to connect the towers by developing your
lady
4. Keep your pieces defended!
Don't leave your pieces hanging, that is, unprotected. Every piece you have is valuable, so don't forget.
protect them. Protecting means that if your rival captures, you can recapture it.
Have fun, win with elegance and lose with dignity!
This is my motto in chess. First and foremost, chess must be fun. Sometimes you lose and...
Sometimes you win, but it's part of the game. When you win, be a gentleman, be respectful, and do not mock your
rival. When you lose, be even more of a gentleman, shake his hand and congratulate him. In the long run, this will fill you with goodness.
friendships.
Below, you can see what happens when the mentioned principles are not respected: PLEASE
USE THE BOARD TO MAKE THE MOVES, THIS WAY YOU LEARN MORE.
Tarrasch, Siegbert – Mieses, Jacques [C10]
Match Game 3, Berlin 1916
1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 This is the French opening
3. Cc3 dxe4 4. Cxe4 Cd7 5. Cf3 Cgf6 6. Ad3 Ae7 7. 0-0 Cxe4 8. Axe4 Cf6 9. Ad3 Up to here everything is normal,
In this position, Black should castle.
9...b6? A critical mistake by Black.
It is essential to castle as early as possible. The black pieces will pay dearly for this mistake, let's see how.
the whites take advantage.
10. Ce5!
The black pieces are in serious trouble. If they develop their Bishop to b7, the white pieces will play Bb5 and the
blacks will not be able to castle. Mieses realizes this and decides to castle, although it is already very late and
Tarrasch manages to gain an advantage.
10…0-0 10…Ab7 11.Ab5+
11.Ac6 A good move! We will see why briefly.
11...Dd6 11...Dd7 12.Df3 Ab7 13.Cxe7+ Dxe7 14.Dxb7+-; 11...De8 This rare variation is the best for
black pieces 12.Cxe7+ Dxe7 13.Df3 Tb8 14.Dg3 The white pieces have a strong positional advantage with the
pair of bishops aiming at the black king's castling. 12.Qf3! Another good move! The white pieces threaten a
discovered check with Nxe7+ (uncovering the attack reveals the queen on f3 against the black rook on a8.)
12...Ad7 The only move. 12...Ab7 13.Cxe7+ Dxe7 14.Dxb7 and the black pieces find themselves with a piece of
less.
13. Cxe7+ Because White exchanges an active and good knight for a bad black bishop. The answer is
that the white pieces see a lethal pin for the next move. Without good reason, this exchange is bad.
13...Dxe7 14.Ag5! Threatening 15.De4! Cxe4 16.Axe7. The blacks have no way to get out of the
nailed.
14...Tac8 15.Tfe1 Adding another piece to the action, to have a winning attack it is necessary to bring all.
the pieces in play 15.De4 would have been less precise for White since 15...Cxe4 16.Axe7
Tfe8 17.Axe4 Txe7 +=
15...Tfe8 15...c5 16.Qh3 h6 17.Bxh6 gxh6 (17...c4 18.Bxg7 Bg7 19.Qg3+ Rh8 20.Qh4+ Rg7
21. Dg5+ Rh8 22. Dh6+ Rg8 23. Ae5) 18. Dxh6 cxd4 19. Dg5+ (19. Te5? Tc5) 19... Rh8 20. Te4 and the black pieces
they must deliver their lady to avoid checkmate.
16. Dh3! This move creates another threat. Given the pinned knight, the pawn on h7 is vulnerable.
White combines the pressure on the pawn h7 with the bishop from D3 and Qh3; meanwhile, the bishop on g5 is
attacking the horse on f6 which is the only defender of h7.
16...Dd6? The position of the blacks is very critical. This move even worsens everything 16...h6 17.Axh6
gxh6 18.Qxh6 Qf8 19.Qxf6; 16...g6 17.Qh4 Rg7 18.Re4!; 16...e5 17.Bxf6 Bxh3 (17...Qxf6 18.Qxd7;
17...gxf6 18.Qh7+ Rf8 19.Qh8#) 18.Bxe7 Rxe7 19.gxh3; 16...c5 17.Bxh7+ Rf8 18.Be4 Rg8
17. Axf6 eliminated the protector of h7
17...gxf6 18.Qh6! The blacks are thinking of taking the escape to f8 and then e7, with the king cut off. The next
The play is very instructive; when you are on the attack, you must not let your opponent escape.
18…f5 18…Dxd4 19.Axh7+ Rh8 20.Ag6+ Rg8 21.Dh7+ Rf8 22.Dxf7#
19. Te3 Bringing the rook into action and sacrificing the pawn on d4. Meanwhile, the black pieces do not
they are coordinated to defend the king.
19...Dxd4si
20.c3- Attacking the queen, forced to defend the g7 square, will soon find herself without squares.
I prefer Tg3, since it attacks the king. 20...Rh8 Now I would play 21.c3 transposing to what happened in the
game. 21...De5 22.f4 Now the queen has no squares to defend g7. Black resigns 1-0
Resumen
What did we learn from this match?
1. Do not break the principles of opening. Make sure to castle as soon as possible, the blacks do not
They made a move in the ninth and paid dearly.
2. When you attack, use your pieces, bringing the rook closer to the attack the whites won