1. Control the center
2. Develop your pieces
3. Protect your king
It's surprising how far you can get in chess following those 3 simple opening principles, and even more surprising how many players on RHP ignore them!
I prefer games where at least 1 move/day is made for each side. I will frequently move quickly unless a position is tactically rich or requires some calculation. If it's still in the opening and I haven't moved then I'm probably busy at the moment. I don't resign losing positions unless a) I have no counterplay and b) there's no interesting forced mate on the board. I will always let my opponents play forced mates when I walk into them (good practice for both sides to be calculating these out!).
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