what are some basic chess strategies?

Question

I know how all the pieces move and I can kind of guess two to three moves ahead but i can not finish someone off or anything I kinda just wing it.

Answer 1

Heres my basic adive

Opening u want to move you pawns nights and bishops and try to gain as much control of the center, try to castle early, Castling is very important, next during the middle game try to win some of ur opponents peices. If u are ahead trade off peices and feel free to move every single peice into the game except ur king and all the pawns around ur king and try not to get back rank checkmated: p p p
(enemy)R K
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- also my biggest piece of advice is to ATACK ATACK ATACK oh yes i almost forgot ATACK!!! you cant win the game if you only defend. Then during the endgame you want to bring you king out trade off and try to promote pawns. It also might help to larn how to force mate w/ certain peices (rook; bishop, bishop; queen). But the real way to improve at chess is to play it a lot. i also might suggest that if u like it alot to play in a chess tournament.

Answer 2

There are a LOT of chess books out there, and your library undoubtedly has some.
But what I remember from the ones I've read are:
* Remember it's a war game. Even tho it's only one move difference, white (if s/he does it right) has the advantage of attack, and black has to defend (until and unless s/he changes that).
* Control the center. If you can attack most of the squares in the middle of the board, and your opponent has to go around, you have better supply lines.
* Don't "develop" (move out) your queen too soon and/or w/o adequate support. Having to make her repeatedly retreat from attacks wastes her strength and your time.
* Castle as soon as you can.
* Between them your two bishops can move anywhere on the board; they need to support each other.
And if you don't know the table of values, so you can tell if losing one combination of pieces is worth taking a different combo, here it is:
King: Infinite (you lose him, you lose)
Queen: 9
Rook: 5
Knight or Bishop: 3. But a knight is better if you're inexperienced, and a bishop if you're really good.
Pawn: 1
But don't be afraid to make a "sacrifice"--losing more points than you gain--if it gives you a much better position. Within reason, position is more important than material. The extreme of this is losing nearly every man but achieving checkmate. (As the crossword puzzle clue-writers know, chess is the game where the queen is a "man.")

Answer 3

A pretty good strategy is to clear out your king side pieces and then castle in the beginning of the game. Move your second pawn from the side up one space and put your bishop in the empty space and try not to touch it. this will protect a large portion of the area and allow you to control some of the center spaces.

Answer 4

it's a bit complicated because it depends on how much you already know. In short strokes, I would advise you to do the following, develop your pieces quickly, castle early, and try to focus your efforts on the center. The last bit is pick ONE opening as white, and play it religiously. Use it in blitz, lightning, and standard games, and soon you'll become aware of traps, and themes. Do all of these and you're on your way to becoming a decent player.

Answer 5

Follow "Georgets"advice!

Answer 6

attack is the best defence