Chess Level 6 Lesson 1: Phases Of A Chess Game

 The phases of a chess game:

1. Opening

2. Middlegame

3. Endgame

Things you should do throughout the game:

    In the opening, we should:

        1. Control the center.

        2. Develop our knights and bishops

        3. Castle

    In the middlegame, we should:

        1. Threat

        2. Develop Your Pieces to Became Active. (Opposite: Passive)

        3. Chase Your Opponent's Pieces or Exchange Them (Good exchange).

    In the endgame, we should:

        1. Move Your King Immediately.

        2. Promote Your Pawn

        3. Cut the King (Not allowing him to cross a line).

Things you shouldn't do throughout the game:

    In the opening, we shouldn't:

        1. Develop Your Queen Too Early.

        2. Make too many pawn moves.

        3. Move the pawns in front of your castled king.

    In the middlegame, we shouldn't:

        1. Exchange Your More Active Pieces for your opponent's passive pieces.

        2. Move your pawns unless you have a good reason.

        3. Waste moves.

    In the endgame, we shouldn't:

        1. Make fast moves because of the few pieces.

        2. Allow your opponent to promote.

        3. Advance your pawns if it will get captured.