

TIP 7) Attack in the “middlegame”! After you’ve brought all your knights and bishops into the game and castled (these moves are your “opening”), the middlegame begins. In the middlegame, always be on the lookout for ways to capture your opponent. Take any piece that your opponent doesn’t protect. But look at what will happen to your piece if you take his — will you get picked off back? Always be looking for ways to move lots of your pieces into position to attack the enemy king. -Olivia Knight