Chess Tip Of The Day

A rook needs space - open files and ranks. Grigory Levenfish & Vasily Smyslov, Rook Endings

It's not most players' cup of tea to win an early pawn (as White) and then try to grovel out into an ending. Playing White should be more fun than that! John Emms, Attacking With 1 e4

Beginners often make a concerted effort to threaten their opponent's queen simply because it's so valuable. But queens are valuable because they're so mobile. They can run away. The best targets are typically pawns because they tend to be stationary. Most stationary of all are squares because, obviously, they cannot move. Andrew Soltis, What It Takes To Become A Chess Master

It is very difficult to play a strong novelty on move 25, as the position will probably never occur in your games. It's better to find a novelty around move 10 or 15, as then you will have a good chance to be able to play it over the board. Andreas Tzermiadianos, How To Beat The French Defence: The Essential Guide To The Tarrasch

Neglect of the centre in the opening for the sake of play on a wing may quite logically lead to defeat. Alexey Suetin, Modern Chess Opening Theory

Besides the Sicilian I can only really recommend 1...e5 if you want to get attacking positions as Black against 1.e4. Nigel Davies, The Chess Player's Battle Manual