Random bits of advice and commentary I gave to a coaching class today
- Good tactics come from good positions
- King safety is the number one feature in a position
- Material is only number two
- The farther a rook can move, the stronger it is
- Don't do stupid things
- Chess is one of the few activities where kids operate on the same level as adults
- So accept that bad decisions have consequences
- Saying it was an accident is a kids way of saying they did it on purpose, but don't want to deal with the consequences
- No matter how bad your results are, they will improve when someone worse comes along
- As long as you keep playing, someone worse will come along
- The only way not to lose is not to play
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