35 Vital Chess Principles | Opening, Middlegame, and Endgame Principles - Chess Strategy and Ideas

These are 35 principles of chess that can guide a player to make strategic and effective moves. The principles cover various aspects of the game, including controlling the center, developing pieces, avoiding certain pawn formations, utilizing different types of pieces in different positions, and making good trade decisions. They also address the importance of anticipating and countering opponent moves, making use of the king in endgame situations, and knowing when to deviate from the principles in certain circumstances. By following these principles, a player can improve their chess skills and increase their chances of winning.

Topics Covered:
0:00 Introduction
0:10 Principle 1 - Control Center
0:35 Principle 2 - Develop Pieces
0:59 Principle 3 - Knights before bishops
1:14 Principle 4 - Don't move the same piece 2 times, while developing
1:47 Principle 5 - Don't bring queen out too early
2:29 Principle 6 - Castle Before move 10
3:01 Principle 7 - Connect your Rooks
3:29 Principle 8 - Rooks should go on open or half-open files
4:31 Principle 9 - Knights on the Rim are Grim
5:26 Principle 10 - Try avoiding doubled Pawns
6:13 Principle 11 - Avoid Isolated Pawns and Double Isolated Pawns
7:12 Principle 12 - Avoid Backward Pawns
8:05 Principle 13 - Don't trade your bishop for a knight; without good reason
8:51 Principle 14 - Avoid moving the pawns in front of your castled king
9:21 Principle 15 - Don't open the center if your king is not castled
10:02 Principle 16 - 2 minor pieces (Knights/Bishops) are generally than 1 Rook and 1 Pawn
10:41 Principle 17 - 3 minor pieces are better than a Queen
11:01 Principle 18 - Rooks are very strong on the 7th rank
11:42 Principle 19 - Doubled Rooks on an open file are Very Strong
12:33 Principle 20 - Bishops are better in open positions
13:05 Principle 21 - Knights are better in closed positions
13:36 Principle 22 - The best way to deal with a flank attack is to counter-attack the center
14:33 Principle 23 - Capture towards the center of the board
15:24 Principle 24 - Utilize King during the end game
15:56 Principle 25 - Rooks go behind Passed Pawns
17:04 Principle 26 - 2 Connected Passed Pawns on the 6th rank Will beat a Rook
18:47 Principle 27 - Attack Base of Pawn Chain
19:20 Principle 28 - Knights are the best blockaders of Pawns
20:02 Principle 29 - If the Position is cramped, Trade Pieces
20:48 Principle 30 - When Ahead material, Trade Pieces but not Pawns
21:40 Principle 31 - When Down material, Trade Pawns but not Pieces
22:10 Principle 32 - Opposite colored bishops are dangerous in the middle game and draw-ish in the end game
23:17 Principle 33 - Don't play "Hope chess"
24:18 Principle 34 - When you see a good move - Pause and look for a better move
25:01 Principle 35 - Know when to go against Principles

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[harshitdawar]

All the principles taught by Ujjawal sir:

1. Develop your pieces quickly.
2. Control the center.
3. Put your pieces on squares that give them maximum space.
4. Try to develop your knights towards the center.
5. A knight on the rim is dim.
6. Don’t take unnecessary chances.
7. Play aggressive.
8. Calculate forced moves first.
9. Always ask yourself, “Can he put me in check or win a piece?”
10. Have a plan. Every move should have a purpose.
11. Assume your opponent’s move is his best move.
12. Ask yourself, “Why did he move there?” after each move.
13. Play for the initiative and controlling the board.
14. If you must lose a piece, get something for it if you can.
15. When behind, exchange pawns. When ahead, exchange pieces.
16. If you are losing, don’t give up fighting. Look for counter-play.
17. Don’t play unsound moves unless you are losing badly.
18. Don’t sacrifice a piece without good reason.
19. If you are in doubt of an opponent’s sacrifice, accept it.
20. Attack with more that just one or two pieces.
21. Do not make careless pawn moves. They cannot move back.
22. Do not block in your bishops.
23. Bishops of opposite colors have the greatest chance of drawing.
24. Try not to move the same piece twice or more times in a row.
25. Exchange pieces if it helps your development.
26. Don’t bring your queen out early.
27. Castle soon to protect your king and develop your rook.
28. Develop rooks to open files.
29. Put rooks behind passed pawns.
30. Study rook endgames. They are the most common endgames.
31. Don’t let your king get caught in the center.
32. Don’t castle if it brings your king into greater danger.
33. After castling, keep a good pawn formation around your king.
34. If you only have one bishop, put your pawns on its opposite color.
35. Trade pawns pieces when ahead in material or when under attack.
36. If cramped, free your game by exchanging material.
37. If your opponent is cramped, don’t let him get any freeing
exchanges.
38. Study openings you are comfortable with.
39. Play over entire games, not just the opening.
40. Blitz chess is helpful in recognizing chess patterns. Play often.
41. Study annotated games and try to guess each move.
42. Stick with just a few openings with White, and a few openings with Black.
43. Record your games and go over them, especially the games you lost.
44. Show your games to higher rated opponents and get feedback from them.
45. Use chess computers and databases to help you study and play
more.
46. Everyone blunders. The champions just blunder less often.
47. When it is not your move, look for tactics and combinations.
48. Try to double rooks or double rook and queen on open files.
49. Always ask yourself, “Does my next move overlook something
simple?”
50. Don’t make your own plans without the exclusion of the opponent’s
threats.
51. Watch out for captures by retreat of an opponent’s piece.
52. Do not focus on one sector of the board. View the whole board.
53. Write down your move first before making that move if it helps.
54. Try to solve chess puzzles with diagrams from books and magazines.
55. It is less likely that an opponent is prepared for off-beat openings.
56. Recognize transposition of moves from main-line play.
57. Watch your time and avoid time trouble.
58. Bishops are worth more than knights except when they are pinned in.
59. A knight works better with a bishop than another knight.
60. It is usually a good idea to trade down into a pawn up endgame.
61. Have confidence in your game.
62. Play in as many rated events as you can.
63. Try not to look at your opponent’s rating until after the game.
64. Always play for a win.

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