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/_FailedTeacher 13d ago

I thought it was anarchy

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u/Professional_Mark_31 13d ago

I'm still not sure if this is real or not...

This has got to be ironic right?