Session # 13
INTRODUCTION OF THE OPENINGS
The opening is the first of the three phases of a game. The opening
is when each side gets its pieces out, prepares itself for the firsts
attacks and basically sets the ground for the rest of the game. We are
going to see some principles that will serve as a guide on how the openings
should be played, it will be important for you to follow these rules
from now on.
First, we will divide the pieces in two categories: minor pieces, major
pieces, king and pawns. We already know what the king and pawns are,
we placed them here just to show that they are not part of the major
and minor pieces. The minor pieces are the knights and bishops, the
major are the rooks and queen. Also it is important to talk about the
center, it is the place where the pieces are most powerful. In reality,
we can look at the opening as a war for the center. The player that
achieves the goal of controlling the center has created an enormous
advantage for himself. With all this new knowledge, we will enumerate
the four principal that you will follow from now on to start the game.
1-Play in the center or as close
as possible
2-Get your minor pieces out
3-Put your king in security (
castle )
4-You must have completed your
developpement before attacking
At the end of every session, we recommend pracicing
and / or doing some chess puzzles. This site has chess puzzles and also
a chess forum so you can chat with other players. http://www.chessnerds.com
Choose your session:
1 - 2
- 3 - 4 - 5
- 6 - 7 - 8
- 9 - 10 - 11
- 12 - 13 - 14
- 15 - 16 - 17
- 18 - 19 - 20
- 21 - 22 - 23
- 24 - 25 - 26
- 27 - 28
