When do you understand Chess?

@venda said
I once read one of those sayings you see like "a knight on the rim is dim"
It was "never retreat your knight in a fight"
As with all these alleged words of wisdom I think it depends on the circumstances

@mike69 said
The only one I’ve ever heard is the first one, except with grim. It definitely helped me to push away from that move most of the time except when needed. Does anyone have any others?

@venda
Thanks Venda, I appreciate you taking the time to list some of them. I tend too play the board more in the beginning, not aiming for a structure necessarily.

@trev33 said
I think once you figure out how the horsey moves you're flying.

Actually a set