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Playing Chess - How to Open
Playing chess is a
wonderful game that many people around the world play.
For most of the people they just want to play chess
for recreation. Some players also love to join their
local chess tournaments and join chess clubs where they
can play and compete with better players other than
themselves.
Although chess is a great game, most
people do not have any knowledge of how the principles
of chess works other than how to move the pieces and
a few rules. Take for example the opening in chess.
The chess opening is very important because it is where
you will position your pieces to prepare for the coming
middle game. A bad chess opening will lead to a bad
position in the middle game which will almost always
lead to a loss in the end game and sometimes in the
middle game itself.
In chess opening, one has to know the
value of centralization. One has to control the four
squares that are located in the middle of the chess
board particularly the squares e4, e5, d4, and d5. The
player should control at least two of these squares
and should not give more control of the squares to his
opponent. Doing so would lead to a bad middle game.
Here are ways on how to control the
four central squares:
Do not move any other pawn other than
the e-pawn or the d-pawn. Always move it two steps forward,
for example from e2 to e4 or from d2 to d4. By placing
your pawn on e4, it controls the square f5 and d5 which
means that the pieces of the opponent cannot set foot
on the squares f5 and d5 without being taken by the
pawn standing on the square e4.
If the opponents knight or bishop will
land on f5 or d5, the player can take the opponents
piece and will gain an advantage in material which could
be enough to win the game. This also applies to the
pawn on d4 which controls the squares e5 and c5. Any
of the opponents piece landing on these squares will
be taken by the pawn.
Do not move the pawns located on the
a-file and h-file. This will only weaken your position.
Moving any of these pawns will not help in controlling
the central squares on e4, d4, e5, and d5. And besides
the pawns on the a-file and h-file will be more vulnerable
to the opponents attack once the rooks are being brought
to action, leaving the pawns on the a-file and h-file
weak.
Do not move the pawn standing on the
square f2 if you are handling the white pieces or the
pawn on f7 if you handle the black pieces. The pawns
on f2 or f7 is only defended by the king. No other piece
is defending it thus if you prematurely moves that pawn
in the opening, your king will be vulnerable to attack
from the h4 square to e1 square if you are white or
from the h5 square to e8 square if you are black.
Always remember that the key to centralization
is to occupy the central squares with your own pawns.
This will give you more space for your pieces to move
around later in the middle game and at the same time
limiting the space of the pieces of your opponent.
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