Chess Thugs Advices

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By Youtube @Chess_Thugs

💡 Every Chess Tip (General)

• No queen too early
• Don’t move the same piece twice in opening
• Develop quickly
• Avoid double pawns
• Avoid isolated pawns
• End game king is valuable
• Castle before move 10
• Rooks go behind passed pawns
• Bishops opened knights closed
• Backward pawns
• Avoid moving pawns in front of castled king
• Always play en passant when given the chance
• Don’t trade bishops for knights
• Knights before bishops
• Knights are the best blockaders of pawns
• Don’t play hope chess
• Connect rooks
• 2 minor pieces are better than a rook and pawn
• 3 minor pieces are better than a queen
• Capture toward the center with pawns
• Control the center
• Don’t open the center if king is still there
• 2 connected pawns on 6th rank beat rook
• Opposite colored bishops dangerous in the middle game
• Opposite colored bishops drawish in the endgame
• Rooks on open files
• Attack base of pawn chain
• When ahead trade pieces but not pawns
• When down trade pawns but not pieces
• Knights on the rim are grim
• If the position is cramped trade pieces
• When you see a good move look for a better move
• Doubled rooks on open files are powerful
• Rooks are strong on 7th or 2nd rank
• Deal with an attack on the flank with an attack on the center
• Know the right time to ignore principles

🧭 Every Chess Positional Concept

• Avoid Bad Bishop
• Isolated Pawns are Good Target
• Double Isolated Pawns Are Even Better Targets
• Rooks Should Control Open Files
• NEVER Trade a Good Bishop for a Bad Knight
• NEVER Trade a Good Knight for a Bad Bishop
• Trade Your Bad Pieces for Your Opponent’s Good Pieces
• Target holes
• Create Protected Passed Pawns
• Blockade and Attack Backward Pawns
• Be CAREFUL When Pushing Pawns
• Rooks Are Great on the the 7th/2nd Ranks
• One Pawn Can Stop Two Pawns
• Trade Off Fianchettoed Bishop with Battery
• Bait Opponent to Create Pawn Weaknesses
• A Good Knight on an Outpost Is Worth a Rook
• Sometimes Sacrifice a Rook for a Knight and Pawn
• Put Pawns on the Opposite Color of Your Bishops
• Protect Bishops with a Pawn
• Weak Color Complex
• Blockade Pawns with Pieces to Hinder Development
• Minority Attack

🗡️ Every Chess Attacking Tip

• Don’t attack without a lead in development
• When opponent delays castling, open up the position
• Spot weak squares
• Targeting holes
• Keep up the momentum
• Exposed enemy king
• Take away castling right
• Opposite-side castling leads to attacks from both sides
• Don’t attack without advantages
• Know common checkmate patterns
• Use ALL your pieces
• Don’t attack without control of the center
• Remove key defenders
• Rule of +2
• Easier to attack than defend
• Certain openings are better for attacking
• Needs to learn basic tactics
• Create open lines / diagonals
• Identify weak color complex
• The attack doesn’t have to end in checkmate
• Develop pieces with a threat
• Have courage

🧩 Every Chess Tactic

• Desperado
• Decoy
• Under Promotion
• Overloading
• Rooks on the 7th
• Discovered Attack
• Fork
• Smothering
• Clearance
• Pawn Breakthrough
• Pin
• Skewer
• Windmill
• Mating Net
• Perpetual Check
• Zwischenzug
• Deflection
• Interference
• X-ray
• Undermining
• Passed Pawn
• Zugzwang
• Stalemate
• Double Check
• Battery
• Backrank
• Counter Threat
• En Passant
• Sacrifice
• Simplification

🛡️ Every Genius Defense Strategy

• Be Careful When Castling
• Pay Attention to Your Opponent’s Queen
• Trade Pieces to Simplify
• Plan Ahead
• The Best Defense Is a Good Offense
• Avoid Opening Files on Your King
• Consider All Threats, Not Just One
• Use Your Opponent’s Pawn as a Shield
• Improve Your Tactics
• Just Resign

🛟 Every Way To Save The Game

• Blocking forks smartly
• Escape from a pin
• Defend Your Rook with a Queen Move
• Use a Rook Lift to Gain a Tempo
• Block Back-Rank Checkmate Threats
• Save a Trapped Knight
• Trade a Rook for Two Minor Pieces
• Defend forked pawns from a knight
• Defend pawns from a bishop
• Queen Trap Counter

⚔️ Every Middle Game Strategy

• Look for Big Weaknesses
• Be Patient
• Create Threats
• Follow Opening-Specific Plans
• Breaking Open the Center
• Attack the King with a Pawn Storm
• Trade a Weak Piece for a Stronger One
• Create a Battery
• Use a Rook Lift to Attack the King
• Relocate a Knight to an Outpost

🏁 Every Endgame Tip And Trick

• Watch Out for Stalemate
• Activate Your King
• Passed Pawns Should Be Pushed
• Try to Create Passed Pawns
• Passed Pawns Should Be Supported by Your Pieces
• King and Queen Checkmate Strategy
• King and Rook Checkmate Strategy
• Two Bishops and Bishop plus knight
• Two Knights Cannot Force Checkmate
• Flank Pawns Are Hard to Stop Especially for Knights
• Two Connected Pawns on the 6th Rank Beat a Rook
• Further Advanced Pawns Are More Valuable
• Opposition is Important in King and Pawn Endgames
• Rooks Should Go Behind Passed Pawns
• Connected Protected Flank Pawns
• Opposite Colored Bishop Endings Are Drawish
• Bishops Are Better Than Knights With Pawns on Both Sides of the Board
• In Queen Endings, Watch Out for Perpetual Check
• In Rook Endings, Cut Off Your Opponent’s King
• Wrong Bishop and Flank Pawn Is a Draw
• Zugzwang

👑 Every Checkmate Pattern

• Loli Mate
• Diagonal Corridor Mate
• Railroad
• Max Lange
• Balestra Mate
• Opera Mate
• Morphy Mate
• Greco Mate
• Corner Mate
• Scholar’s Mate
• Fool’s Mate
• Smothered Mate
• Boden Mate
• Bombardier Mate
• Anderssen’s Mate
• Vukovic Mate
• Arabian Mate
• Anastasia Mate
• Reti’s Mate
• Ladder Mate
• Blind Swine Mate
• Triangle Mate
• Back Rank Mate
• Damiano’s Mate
• Sneaky Stallion Mate
• Two Knight’s Mate
• Suffocation Mate
• David And Goliath
• Epaulette Mate
• Kill Box Mate
• Cozio Mate
• Pillsbury Mate