Develop your pieces. Castle before move 10. Rooks go on half-open files. When you’re ahead, trading is good. If you have a chance to put your rooks on the second rank, then do it. If there’s a free pawn I’m taking it.

Nice feeling when I can actually put the principles together like that once in a while.

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