Learns to bring the minor pieces into play quickly.
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Learns to bring the minor pieces into play quickly.
Developing means bringing pieces off their starting squares and into play. The minor pieces, the knights and bishops, come out first.
Now develop your bishop to an active square. c4 or b5 are good choices.
Develop one more piece: bring your other knight to c3.
In the opening every move should bring a new piece into play. Moving the same piece again and again or making unnecessary pawn moves wastes time; this is called losing a tempo.