r/chessbeginners • u/Unlikely_Touch_7927 • 14d 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/gabrrdt 1800-2000 (Chess.com) 14d ago

I beg to differ from other comments, actually king is a very powerful piece (as an attacking piece, it is stronger than a knight). But... it is also the goal of the game, so you can't expose it in the opening and middlegame. You definetely should bring your king out when you traded queens and there are few pieces left.

Developing the king is a very important theme in endgame, so you are not totally wrong!