These notes are from the youtube series “habits” by ChessBrah

Focus on the fundamentals

Series of rules to win at the 500-700 level. Big take away is no tactics. As this is the main way I gain an edge this is concerning, suggesting I am bad a chess fundamentals?

NO

• Premoves
• tactics
• gambits
• sacrifices

Rules

• Know how all the pieces move
• control and move towards the centre
• castle as soon as possible
• don’t hang free pieces + always take free pieces
• Activate king in the endgame + Attack pawns

Advance

• Capture pieces of equal or greater value whenever possible (avoid q for 2r trade)
• Pawns do not count as pieces
• Always attack a bishop or knight on G4/G5 B4/B5 with the a or h pawn immediately
• make an escape square for the king once finished development
• Spend just as much time on moves as your opponent

Following the above should help move you into the Forming habbits 700-900 range