“Move Every Piece Once Before You Move Any Piece Twice” – unless it is required by a tactic…. Believe it or not, most players absolutely cannot follow this guideline no matter how hard they try!

“It is usually MUCH better to take a piece that is doing nothing and make it do something than it is to take a piece that is already doing something and make it do a little more!”

“The player who uses his Rooks best probably wins the opening.” Alternately, “The main goal of the opening is to properly develop your Rooks.”

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