Chess Tip Of The Day

The single most important principle to remember is that Black cannot afford as much as White. Edmar Mednis, Practical Opening Tips

The idea of the Queen's Gambit is to exercise pressure on the bishop's file. If Black plays in order to avoid such pressure sooner or later ...c5, White, by an exchange of pawns in the centre, isolates the pawn at d5 and attacks the latter. Richard Réti, Modern Ideas In Chess

Examine all checks and all captures. Cecil Purdy, How Fischer Won

Most amateurs are less at home against 1...e5 (after 1.e4) than they are against the Sicilian. They often resort to a wide variety of dubious gambits against 1...e5, and very often Black can emerge from the opening with an advantage. Larry Kaufman, The Chess Advantage In Black And White

In opposite-coloured bishop-endings, the defender should generally put his pawns on the same colour complex as that of his bishop. John Emms, Starting Out: Minor Piece Endings

An attack on a castled position is usually more dangerous along the h file than along the g file, the h file being further away from defending pieces and not as easy to cover. Ján Markoš, The Secret Ingredient To Winning At Chess