1. Patzers who play solid openings would be happier.
2. They'd no longer be worth 3 and would be traded like pawns.
3. Another engine would.
4. They already are.
5. This forum would cease to exist.
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654Psyfox wrote:
1. What if people actually used the Bird opening?
2. What if Bishops could only move 2 in each diagonal?
3. What if Stockfish didn't exist?
4. What if expert chess players were capable of making mistakes?
5. What if these two people never played against each other?
1. Some people do; in fact, a Class A player at my chess club (USCF 1800-2000) has their repertoire built around the King's Gambit. Okay, they begin with 1. e4 move order, but it transposes 
Actually beginning with 1. f4 I know of at least one strong player who uses 1. f4 regularly, but they aren't a regular at my club.
2. Then the strategy for the piece is a bit different. Chaturanga (original ancestor game chess came from) features a piece that moves precisely this way. You can even try out this game if you like 
https://www.chess.com/variants/chaturanga
3. Either another engine would be invented in its place or it would be like chess pre-computer era.
4. They are and so are Grandmasters and other titled players. These players are human too and they make errors as well.
5. Also true, with literally billions of people in the world, there are chess players who never face each other in a game.
1. What if people actually used the Bird opening?
2. What if Bishops could only move 2 in each diagonal?
3. What if Stockfish didn't exist?
4. What if expert chess players were capable of making mistakes?
5. What if these two people never played against each other?