Centre, Pieces, King
Part of the Playing Real Games section of Coddy's Chess journey. Lesson 7 of 40.
You learned the recipe on the Italian. Real games test it everywhere else: centre first, then every piece out toward the middle, then the king to safety - in that order, whatever they play. Skip a step and the position remembers, usually around move twelve.
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Position 1 of 8
WatchThe same recipe in a queen's pawn game.
The starting position.
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All 8 positions
All lessons in Playing Real Games
1Think Before You Move
What Did That Move Change?Checks, Captures, ThreatsThe Landing SquareThe Blunder CheckTwo Candidates, Not OneRecap: Think Before You Move2Opening Principles
Centre, Pieces, KingDon't Move It TwiceThe Early QueenConnect the RooksSomething StrangeRecap: Opening Principles