- Never Resign
- Castle by move 8
- Keep solders (pieces) safe
- Take opponent’s free lunch (pieces)
- Learn helper’s mate
- Look at the whole board; 8×8 not 3×3
- Capture. Check. Attack
- Don’t move the f-pawn in the opening
- Don’t chop down the doors in front of the king
- Attack where opponent’s king is
- King is a powerful weapon in the endgame
- Avoid opening both the front and back door (bishop in the opening)
- Rooks belong to open files and the 7th (or 2nd) rank
- Win the winning positions cleanly
- Trade pieces when up in material
- Trade queens when defending the king