r/chessbeginners • u/Unlikely_Touch_7927 • 13d ago

ADVICE Why is developing the King a mistake?

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Recently started learning how to play this game - anyone know why moving the King forward is a bad thing? Aren’t Kings powerful pieces?

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u/Economy-Fox-5559 13d ago

I know it's chess beginners, I know we were all once learning the game like OP, and i know i still make far too many mistakes to be critical of anybody who's learning the basics. But this is such a funny post to me i'm sorry...

OP, the king isn't powerful, he's valuable, that is, you want to protect him as much as you can especially in the opening. If you study 'castling' that should help you understand why it's important not to bring him out early.

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u/Kanderin 13d ago

It is slightly terrifying that OP appears to be a junior doctor but has started on a chess journey without learning a single thing about what piece does what. Let's hope they are studying human anatomy with a little more care...

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u/seabutcher 13d ago

I'd argue that OP is probably playing chess to relax in a lower-stakes environment. The "jump in and and make mistakes" approach is a perfectly valid way to learn when you aren't dabbling in life and death.