The Lighter Side of Chess

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Rules of Thumb

• A Knight on the Rim is Grim
• The 4 Opening Moves of Chess - Center Pawns, Knights & Bishops, Castle, Attack
• Always Check, It Might be Mate
• When in Doubt, Don't Move a Pawn
• The King is an Attacking Piece (in the End Game)
• Combinations are the Building Blocks of Positional Play
• Passed Pawns Increase in Strength as the Number of Pieces Diminish
• Pawn Moves Should be Spent as if They were your Last Dollar
• The Passed Pawn is a Criminal that must be kept under Lock and Key
• Pawns are the Soul of Chess
• We Learn More from One Loss than a Thousand Victories
• Never Move a Piece Twice Before You Have Moved Others Once
• Games are won by Mistakes, Either Your Own or Your Opponents
• A Gambit Pawn is Worth 3 Free Moves
• There is no Victory Without Risk
• Never Take the Pawn on b2 with Your Queen
• An Isolated Pawn Spreads Gloom Across the Chessboard
• Every Move Should have a Touch of Poison in it
• The Sign of a Strong Player is the Ability to Win Won Games Easily
• On the Chessboard Lies and Hypocrisy do not Live Long
• An Attack on the Wing Should be Met by Counter Attack in the Center
• Nobody has ever Won a Game by Resigning
• It is Not Enough to be a Good Chessplayer- You must also Play Well
• When You Find a Good Move, Look Again - There May be a Better One
• Holes & Weak Points in Your Opponents Position Must be Occupied by Pieces, Not Pawns
• The Most Important Piece in a Pawn Ending is the King
• Threat can be More Powerful than its Execution