One of the first chess strategies that every beginner needs to learn is how to checkmate the opponent. So many beginners’ games end as a draw simply because the superior side doesn’t know how to turn an overwhelming material advantage into a checkmate.
I faced the same problem when teaching my children how to play chess, and I came up with a simple set of rules for checkmating the opponent’s bare king when you have a king and queen.
Any chess player who wishes to learn to defeat his opponents consistently must learn the basic chess strategies that have stood the test of time. But what do we mean by a chess strategy?
Chess play can be divided broadly into strategy and tactics. Tactics refer to the exact moves required to win material (a pawn or a stronger piece) or gain a particular objective. Strategy, no the other hand, tells you what to do with that extra material or what objectives you’re aiming for.