Originally posted by rubberjaw30
but what about the other rules?
knight on the rim is grim
bishops belong on long diagonals
knights developed before bishops
especially this last one,
surely you've broken these "rules" at least once.
let's see, you should protect the king
several lines of the King's Gambit Accepted result with white having a weak king compensated by a strong attack.
I never really thought of keeping the f-pawn at home in the opening to be a general rule. I was just scared of opening up the position near my King, which I guess is a rule of sorts.
