G1) ALWAYS Look to see if you can take any of your opponents pieces
G2) ALWAYS Look to see if your opponent can take any of your pieces
O1) Move 1 or 2 central pawns to release your Bishops and Queen
O2) Get your Knights and Bishops out early
O3) Castle to get your King safe and Rooks to the middle
O4) Take extra care with your Queen
M1) Make your pieces to work together i.e. Attack an enemy piece with more attackers than defenders
M2) Look at your opponents move before you make yours
M3) Remember piece value when swapping pieces Pawn 1, Knight Bishop 3, Rook 5, Queen 9
M4) When ahead, swap pieces to simplify the board and increase your advantage
M5) If cannot think what to do, attack an enemy piece with a minor piece or even a pawn
M6) Remember Forks, Pins, Skewers, Revealed Attacks
E1) If a Pawn has an open route to the other side, defend it ( Rook behind ? ) and push it
E2) Keep some pawns to allow promotion to a Queen
E3) Make your pieces work together i.e. Get close to the enemy King with Queen protected by another piece
E4) Use 2 Rooks / Queens to sweep the enemy King to the edge for an easy checkmate