how to control in a chess game

5 Ways to Increase Your Control Over the Centre

1. Fight for space in the centre.
2. Move your pieces towards the centre.
3. Neutralize enemy pieces that control the centre.
4. Chase enemy pieces out of the centre.
5. Exchange a flank pawn for a central pawn.

What is the trick to winning chess?

10 Tips to Become a Chess Champ

1. LEARN THE MOVES. Each chess piece can move only a certain way. ...
2. OPEN WITH A PAWN. Move the pawn in front of either the king or queen two squares forward. ...
3. GET THE KNIGHTS AND BISHOPS OUT. ...
4. WATCH YOUR BACK! ...
5. DON'T WASTE TIME. ...
6. “CASTLE” EARLY. ...
7. ATTACK IN THE “MIDDLEGAME” ...
8. LOSE PIECES WISELY.

What are the basic rules of chess?

The Rules of Chess

• The King may move one square in any direction, so long as no piece is blocking his path. ...
• The Queen may move any number of squares straight or diagonally in any direction.
• The Rook may move in a straight line, any number of squares horizontally or vertically.

What is the best move in chess?

#1 Shirov's Jaw-Dropping Bishop Sacrifice

The top move on the list will come as little surprise to those who have followed chess for a long time or have seen this move before—it is widely accepted as the single best move of all time.

Who invented chess?

Chess was invented in India around the 8th century. Then it was known as chatrang, and changed over the centuries by the Arabs, Persians and then ultimately the medieval Europeans, who changed the pieces' names and appearances to resemble the English court.