Don't fiddle Control the middleAt the beginning of the game, each move should help strengthen your grip on the four middle squares of the board. Advancing a rook pawn or knight pawn on the first move, or moving your knight to a3 or h3 would not help to control the middle. To ignore the middle, is to fiddle while Rome burns. Do not underestimate the power of attacking an empty square! Those 4 squares in the middle are crucial to dividing and conquering the opposing army.
In the Giuoco Piano opening (aka The Italian Game) 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6, note how every move so far attacks one of the 4 center squares.
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