Checks! Every move you should be looking for your opponent's threats. What more important threat is there to look for then a possible check against your king? After all, any check you miss might be checkmate! [I missed a mate in one just the other night. - TD]...Captures! Certainly the second most important thing to look for every move is a capture(s). If you miss a threat for your opponent to take one of your pieces, especially if its for free, you will be in big trouble. So stay focused!
...Queen Attacks! For our third and final piece of advice on how to "avoid blundering (which means missing something BIG)" and build "Prophylactic Thinking", we are going to discuss Queen Attacks.
The reason looking for threats on your queen is the third most important thing to do is simple: she (the queen) is the most powerful piece on the board!
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