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Many players spend a long time memorising line after line of opening theory. Confident that they can play an opening as strong as the top grandmasters, they sit at the board with confidence. Then, on move 2, the opponent plays something they weren’t expecting! Now the player has to think for themselves, and crashes to a quick defeat!
So, how should we play in the opening? Well, there are a number of fundamental rules that every chess player should always keep in mind during the opening phases of the game:
1. Develop your pieces quickly!
2. Get your King safe early in the game.
3. Don’t start an attack until you complete your development. Attacking with only a couple of pieces often fails and lets the opponent counter-attack.
4. Fight for control of the center of the board.
In this exclusive free preview of Grandmaster Axel Delorme’s Master Method course, we can see how breaking these rules can be punished by examining a game played in 1858 by the American Paul Morphy.
Considered one of the greatest players of his time, Morphy was visiting Paris and trying to enjoy an opera performance. Two members of the French aristocracy, Brunswick and Isoard, wanted a game of chess against the legendary player. Wanting to watch the opera, Morphy set out to defeat them quickly – something his opponents obliged to by breaking these basic opening principles.
GM Delorme talks you through every move of this famous Morphy game, explaining why these basic chess principles are important, why you shouldn’t break them, and how to punish your opponent when they do. Next, GM Delorme examines a second Morphy game that should really cement these opening principles in your mind. Once you have these down, you’ll be confident to play against whatever your opponent throws at you, and crush those who fail to respect the rules themselves.
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