chess strats

be aware of positional threats
chip away at the center with pawns of your opponent
ask how your op will counter or respond to ur threats before you move
ask what is opp trying to do, calculate if worth attention
avoid passive defensives
seek counter play instead of defending
break down pawn structures
if you must retreat, do so where you can form a pin
get enemys out of your territory. trade off if you must.
pin opps pieces that can be used for further advancement
pin Q/K and take whatever piece was being defended that might unpin if you take.
sac so queen takes, but then see if you can pin as a result of sacking (sac a knight or rook and pin queen with protected bishop)
sac for a pawn, but then see if piece was defending something else that it is not anymore that you can then take (diversion)
sac, but then fork after new position from taking your piece
seek in-between moves if you can still execute original plan anyways
overload minor piece defense near backranks
if stale play, wait patiently for your opp to make a mistake and improve your defense/pawn structure
passive moves: doubling up on rooks
passive moves: avoiding checks by moving king so you can free up other pieces protecting that square
passive moves: sometimes your position is so stale you have to wait for opp to make a mistake, so you make a move that improves your position little by little
if you cant overload try focusing on a defender
if a piece is trapped, you don't have to take it right away, try to improve further your position until the trapped piece can get away.
look 2 moves ahead if you can mate and sack/abandon some pieces in the process to make opp think hes winning (kasparov style)
analyze weak points made from opps next move
ignore and push, calculate if you can get away with it for a better exchange or m8
move your piece to a mate in 1 position ignoring any advanced threats opp made
always make a move with tempo, instead of retreating/defending.
develop pieces bring them all in enemy territory with pawn protection