The Pledge of Chess
- I will write my move down before I play it!
- I will consider every check and every capture on every move!
- I will not trade pieces just because I can (I will have a good reason)!
- I will make a special effort to consider pawn moves that change my pawn structure (like pawn breaks)!
- In d4-d5 structures, I will not put the knight in front of my c pawn!
- I will not play Ng5 if …h6 just makes me go back!
- I will never trade a bishop for a knight without a good reason!
- I will not stop developing until my rooks are connected!