Which is better,e4 or d4 as your first move for white.

Originally posted by National Master Dale
I play it with the following hope:
1.g3 e5 2.Nf3 e4 3.Nh4

If you played that against me I would play:


And thank you for the knight.

Uries I believe playing that against me would be impossible since I would not play 4.Bg2

Instead I would play 4.d3

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Nah Nah Paul.

You have to play out what was coming, It's all theory and
I cannot see anyway to avoid it.

[pgn]
[FEN "rn2k2r/ppp1qppp/8/2bP1b2/5P2/2n1BN2/PPP1Q1PP/R3KB1R w KQkq - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]

{--------------
r n . . k . . r
p p p . q p p p
. . . . . . . .
. . b P . b . .
. . . . . P . .
. . n . B N . .
P P P . Q . P P
R . . . K B ...[text shortened]... and hope the guy sees the grading points and NOT the postion.
It works every time. 😉

I'm still trying to reconcile the "You chose the stodge line" with "I much prefer white". And I love that playing the King's Gambit is "chickening out"! That is spin worthy of the White House or 10 Downing Street! 🙄

And yes, I probably would vote for you. I don't know about world peace, but we'd have world pieces!

Just not Isle of Lewis ones...

Originally posted by Paul Leggett
I'm still trying to reconcile the "You chose the stodge line" with "I much prefer white". And I love that playing the King's Gambit is "chickening out"! That is spin worthy of the White House or 10 Downing Street! 🙄

And yes, I probably would vote for you. I don't know about world peace, but we'd have world pieces!

Just not Isle of Lewis ones...

Hmmmm...

That a great idea. I'll run for President.

I'd paint the Whitehouse Green and nuke everybody.

Originally posted by Paul Leggett
I was thinking of any game after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6...😴

Of course, I'll save Greenpawn34 the trouble of typing and just add 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 !?! and game on!

Paul

Ah,my mistake.
By example I meant a game of your own starting with 1.e4 and where nothing happens.

Originally posted by toeternitoe
Ah,my mistake.
By example I meant a game of your own starting with 1.e4 and where nothing happens.

My mistake- I was just trying to be funny! That said, my game with GP falls into that category!

Paul