Timestamps:
0:00 – Principle 1 – Usually don’t trade your bishops for knights without a good reason
0:34 – Principle 2 – Don’t trade pieces when you’re opponent is cramped
1:19 – Principle 3 – Always pay attention to pieces on the same diagonals and files
1:56 – Principle 4 – Against early queen attacks, gain time by attacking the queen with your pieces
3:23 – Principle 5 – When following opening principles, you’ll be ready for surprise moves!
3:50 – Principle 6 – Remember that isolated pawns are good targets!
4:18 – Principle 7 – Here’s a trick to trap bishops!
5:39 – Principle 8 – Don’t play h3/h6 or a3/a6 too early without a good reason
6:51 – Principle 9 – Time management tip
7:31 – Principle 10 – When in a bad spot, look for “out of the box” solutions to save the game!
8:52 – Principle 11 – When playing f5, Lee an eye on the diagonal to your king!
10:23 – Principle 12 – Here’s a special pin idea to take 2 pieces out of the game at the same time!
11:30 – Principle 13 – Sometimes not taking an attacking pawn can protect your own king
11:57 – Principle 14 – One straight square away from a knight and it can Not check you the next move.
12:40 – Principle 15 – When defending, look for ways to force trades and simplify the position.
13:41 – Principle 16 – Sometimes, Discovered Checks are better than regular checks
15:05 – Principle 17 – In time trouble, find an easy, forcing trade if possible
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