10 Chess Tips Every Beginner Should Know

We have a lot of new players watching our streams and videos, and we receive hundreds of questions and coaching requests every day! In this video Andrea shows 10 basic chess strategies, that every beginner player should know. Mastering these principles will give you a solid base, that you can gradually improve upon as you get more chess experience. Drop a like and tell us in the comments, if you found these tips useful and if you'd like to see more of these videos in the future!

00:00 RULE #1: DEVELOP PIECES AND ATTACK TOWARDS THE CENTER
00:39 RULE #2: CASTLE BEFORE ATTACKING
01:20 RULE #3: DO NOT PUSH KINGSIDE PAWNS
02:12 RULE #4: DO NOT TAKE THE QUEEN OUT EARLY
02:55 RULE #5: TRADE SIDE PAWNS FOR CENTER PAWNS
03:25 RULE #6: AVOID DOUBLING YOUR PAWNS
04:14 RULE #7: USE OPEN FILES AND CONNECT ROOKS
05:29 RULE #8: IMPROVE YOUR PIECES
06:34 RULE #9: BISHOPS ARE BETTER IN OPEN POSITIONS, KNIGHTS ARE BETTER IN CLOSED ONES
08:31 RULE#10: ACTIVATE YOUR KING IN THE ENDGAME

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[jimmydore]

I can’t stress enough how great it is to just jump straight into a video like this, sometimes a video really doesn’t need a 3 minute intro stating the obvious, and this is a brilliant example.

[AjaySolanki-vwxb]

Bishops, knights first
Castle before you attack
Don’t push your kingside pawn
Don’t take out your queen too early
Trade side pawns for center pawns
Avoid doubling pawns
Use open files and connect rooks
Improve your pieces when you don’t know what to do
Bishops are good in open positions, knights are good in closed positions, so trade accordingly
Activate your king in the endgame…closer to the pawns…or to the center.

[juliancampolo]

10 quick tips in 10 minutes, why aren't there more chess videos like this? This is gold and thanks for producing it.

[someother]

For all the people that keep raising the exceptions to the rule. You can't learn the exceptions if you don't know the basics, everything she mentioned is correct and will help all people to improve their chess.

[mattbloomingdale]

This is one of the best chess videos I’ve seen all year. I hope Andrea can do more of these that build of these concepts.

[zebin]

i like how andrea sounds weird when she talks at normal speed

[fayensu]

Extremely helpful because Andrea explains each rule in a way that makes you go, "Oh, that totally makes sense."

[Yensnor]

This is actually the best short beginner vid i've seen so far. It's for ACTUAL beginners and don't go in deep about all kinds of spesific gambits and opening, before covering the fundamentals. Very nais 10/10

[alihamidi]

Andrea:Never push your queen too early
Nelson:Observe

[davex]

It's great to see videos that are done off-stream. Nothing against the stream ones, I watch and enjoy them, but these are nice to have aswell.

[KeepRecordsTV]

Definitely a good 9-minute rundown of what's important on the board and what isn't.
Emphasizing pawn structure without over-explaining was nice too. It sucks when people go too far into this and start boring you with unnecessary extra info. Andrea does a very good job of keeping the topics moving without taking you too far down the rabbit hole. Great video for quick pointers!

[TheSascatch]

I’ve been trying to get better at chess for a long time, it’s hard to learn from watching the streams since Andrea and Alex play so fast and at such a high level, but this makes it super easy and comprehensive. Well done Andrea.

[trevpr]

Excellent. Andrea's confidence to-camera (when there's no stream) has come on strong of late.

[saricocking]

as a beginner these type of videos are actually very helpful, I would like to see more!

[hindside]

this one video has improved my game so much, from playing with no fkn idea, to now playing my knights, trying to control centre, developing pieces, castling and so much more. Thanks Andrea

[smking]

I'm 1/3 through the vid and it's already the most helpful chess lesson I've ever had. Just discovered you today, love it, thanks a ton!

[christophertan]

One of the best chess basics video's I've ever seen, and by my favorite chess streamer :) Keep it up, Andrea!

[jessesparks]

There's so many "win quick in so many moves" videos that in reality rely upon very specific moves that rarely happen.

That's what makes this so refreshing. Wonderful video.

[EvilTim]

I'm a complete beginner and these are the exact tips I need to up my game, it all makes so much sense when someone actually points it out

[thefollers]

This is actually really helpful, I’m starting to learn chess and most of “chess for beginners” videos are hard to understand. Thanks