Chess For Android: Tips, Tricks and Strategies.

Tips:

• Control the center: Aim to control the central squares of the board (d4, e4, d5, e5) as they provide better mobility for your pieces.
• Develop your pieces: Move your knights and bishops out early to open up your position and create opportunities.
• King safety: Castle early to get your king to safety and connect your rooks. Castling kingside is usually safer.
• Pawn structure: Be cautious about pawn moves, as they are difficult to undo. Maintain a solid pawn structure.
• Piece coordination: Coordinate your pieces' movements to support each other and control key squares.

Tricks:

• Pins and forks: Look for opportunities to pin your opponent's pieces or fork them (attacking multiple pieces at once).
• Discover attacks: Move a piece to reveal an attack by another piece, often leading to capturing material.
• Double attacks: Plan moves that attack two different pieces at once, forcing your opponent into a difficult choice.
• Overloading: Put pressure on a defended piece, forcing your opponent to choose which piece to defend.
• Discovered checks: Uncover a check from one of your pieces as you move another, often putting your opponent in a tough spot.

Strategies:

• Opening principles: Follow opening principles such as controlling the center, developing pieces, and ensuring king safety.
• Endgame awareness: Learn basic endgames like king and pawn versus king, and gradually progress to more complex endgame strategies.
• Piece exchanges: Consider the value of pieces before exchanging. Avoid trading when you're behind in material.
• Plan ahead: Have a general plan for the middlegame based on the position, pawn structure, and piece activity.
• King activity: In the endgame, bring your king into the action to support your pawns and help with piece coordination.