Learn Chess - Basic Opening Ideas

"Move every piece once before you move any piece twice unless there's a tactic" is the most important opening principle. "Knights before bishops", "Castle early and often", "Rooks belong on open files". But beyond that, what's some good basic stuff to know? NM Dan Heisman does an overview of some opening patterns and the ideas (good and bad) behind them. Dan now has over 270 videos on this channel www.youtube.com/c/danheismanchess. Subscribe to help us meet our goal of 5,000! NM Dan Heisman has been a full-time chess instructor since 1996 and is the author of 12 chess books, the TV show "Q&A with Coach Heisman" on Chess.com and the radio show "Ask the Renaissance Man" on the Internet Chess Club. Radio personality Howard Stern was one of Dan's students. Dan tries to answer comments on YouTube but for a quicker, more comprehensive answer (or questions about lessons), contact Dan via email, skype, or phone via Dan's website www.danheisman.com. His Chess Tip of the Day is @danheisman on Twitter, which won the award for "Best Twitter Feed" in 2021 from the Chess Journalists of America. #Chess #ImproveChess #ChessInstruction #ChessThinking #ChessThoughtProcess #ChessImprovement #InstructiveChess #ChessMicroInfluencer #ChessEvaluation #WinChess #SlowChess #ChessStrategy