Moving a piece twice in the opening an example is checking with the Queen, then having to move it again because of a threat.
Opening with Rook pawns is generally a poor choice: it does nothing for your game (doesn’t develop your other pieces and your rooks can’t move anyway) Look for freeing up diagonals or pieces such as the bishops or queen (development) Move pieces in order to gain control of the centre squares (limit opponent’s moves)
Here are the main things you should do and not do when starting a game:
Naturally, chess favours a creative mind so these are not rules set-in-stone by any means if you are not particularly high-ranked it is good to stick to these principles so as to gain more freedom as you subsequently gain experience. As with any real game of chess it is a good thing to stick to the opening principles in Chessmaster, especially if you are just starting out.
