1.d3 is the perfect opening

Once you examine all the possibilities you will see why..

1: ... e5 gives a english opening after 2: c4
1: ... d5 gives black a slight advantage

If you like to lull black into a false sense of security by offering him immediate equality it's brilliant ..! ;-)

1.d3 ! d6 ! DRAW - Baroque Chess Openings

White has a forced advantage after 1:e4!, but if you make one mistake, black can seize the advantage.
The sicilian, once though to give black equal play, are recently made unsound because of 2: d4!! cxd4 3: c3! (nf3, followed by c3 often tranposes)

Nope, 1.e4 is the perfect opening. It's unstoppable. If white plays someone of the same strength with that opening, white will win.

nope 1.c4 is the perfect opening as it carries the most transpositional possibilities of any opening,


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The ultimate opening move:

1. Qxe8

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I have 1.d3 being played 1706 times:

White wins = 694 Draws = 178 Black wins = 834

The chief exponent of this opening is ZorroTheFox who
has played 1.d3 an incredible 600 times!

His stats are
White wins = 209 Draws = 80 Black wins = 311

Here is his quickest loss.

ZorroTheFox - rlchapman RHP 2007

Originally posted by greenpawn34
The chief exponent of this opening is [b]ZorroTheFox who
has played 1.d3 an incredible 600 times!

Here is his quickest loss.

[/b]

A reverse Pirc.
8. b4 should have been played.