Venus fly trap — having king under a double check that allows you to take an opponent's piece or check mate

Tactics are the servants of strategy

Tactics are 90% strategy is 10%

Piece value

• Rook = 5
• Bishop / knight = 3
• Queen = 9

Strategy

• The center 4 squares are the best places for pieces
• Question to ask — how many squares do I attack and how safe is it?
• Pawn weakness
  • Isolated pawn
  • Double pawn (one in front of the other

Principle of least active piece

• Find least active piece and improve its position — even king later in the game

Move forward not backward

Make an attacking move, make sure you will not be forced to defend, stay on the offensinve

Openings:

• Move forward
• Attack the center
• Don't move the same piece twice in the first 10 moves