Very common beginners mistake

The biggest mistake I noticed when I was first learning chess, was I kept moving my queen out really early in the game.

I though it being the most powerful piece, it would be wise to bring her into play as quickly as possible.

What really happens is she gets chased about the board. And you waste time keeping her safe instead of developing your pieces.

So my advice to beginners is to keep that queen tucked away until the middle game.

That's good advice. One bit of advice I heard in High School is don't help your opponent improve their position.

I agree in general with what cheesy_girl is saying, but what about the Scandinavian Opening which starts with the moves 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 this is an opening that has been played for many years and even by some of the top Grandmasters, therefore the Scandinavian opening is the exception to the rule of moving your Queen out early in the game.

That is not very smart to have the Queen in the center. The scandinavian opening is a good opening but don´t have you´re queen in the center too long time only if you can take a piece or some and the other one can´t take back. In the scandinavian the top players play. 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 (Nf6) 3.Nc3 Qa5 and move away the queen from the center. i will also show you some situation to rember how dangerous it is to have the queen in the center. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qf6 3.Bc4 (maybe Nc3 is better) Qg6 (now black can take e4 or g2. 4.0-0 Qxe4 6.Bxf7 Kxf7 8.Ng5+ and white can´t save the queen. white can also move 4.d3 Qxg2 5.Rg1 Qh3 (only move) 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Ng5+ and white can´t save the queen again. I know more example but i don´t have more time to show it now.

Greetings!

"The ideas behind the openings" by Reuben Fine has several good general rules in it.

Another beginner mistake often seen here is too much moves with pawns at the opening and not developing the real pieces.

One piece of advice to newcomers to the game would be "When you see a good move,look for a better one". If l took this advice I wouldn't loose so many games.
Most important, DO NOT TAKE MOVES FOR GRANTED.