Chess for Beginners: Know the Rules, Choose Your Strategy, and Start Winning

by Yelizaveta Orlova

“Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.” —Blaise Pascal

“In life, as in chess, forethought wins.” —Charles Buxton

Don’t forget about your own King! If the King is slightly open, or there are opponent’s pieces nearby, this is probably a sign you must go into defense mode!

“You win or you learn.”