1. a4: Best Chess Opening!
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The rook is not LOST! It is just attacked!
Yes but if he moves or defends is, Black house will be set on fire. And who can finish a game of chess while their house burns?
@the previous commenter... seriously!? Just because two people play a game of chess and they play those moves black's house will BURN DOWN?
But, checkmateibeatu, it's lost I tell ya'! The rook is lost! Observe.....
Aaaand... what happens if the rook moves somewhere ELSE!?
Somewhere SAFE!?
i don't think a4 will work
if we put a4 intoaction
we won't be able to resist the attack of the opponent
and there is s statement told by tal "one who control the centre wil be the one who will win the game"
u alll know that the rook can be easily trapped by bishop
checkmateibeatu wrote:
Somewhere SAFE!?
SAFE?? There is no "safe" square! Look, I don't know why you insist on questioning my judgement. I once played a simultaneous exhibition against 602 challengers: 300 chess games, 200 games of checkers, 100 games of backgammon, a game of rock, paper, scissors with Chuck Norris and a game of russian roulette. And I did it in a house that was on fire! I won every game except the russian roulette.....
like Re6?
akintews wrote:
Joseph-S wrote:
akintews wrote:
I might be wrong but doesn't 31. Qxf7+ force mate?
Looks like it to me. Good call!
It would make a good Sunday puzzle
No because Rxf7 is a check.
Facepalms don't seem to to be discouraging enough to make people stop playing a4????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????.
Let me show you the ratings of three opening moves by five judges:
e4- 5 out of 5 stars in all the judges' opinions
d4- 5 out of 5 stars in all the judges' opinions
a4????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????-
Judge One's Rating:
Judge Two's Rating:
Judge Three's Rating:
Judge Four and Fives' Ratings:
-999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 stars out of five stars
theRonster456 wrote:
checkmateibeatu wrote:
Somewhere SAFE!?
SAFE?? There is no "safe" square! Look, I don't know why you insist on questioning my judgement. I once played a simultaneous exhibition against 602 challengers: 300 chess games, 200 games of checkers, 100 games of backgammon, a game of rock, paper, scissors with Chuck Norris and a game of russian roulette. And I did it in a house that was on fire! I won every game except the russian roulette.....
hrb264 wrote:
never too early to start thinking about the endgame, as they say
although the endgame might come quicker than expected if you play 2. Ke2 ;)
i must agree... 2.Ke2!! should be 2.Ke2??
what happens when the rook moves to e6... then h6... then back home?...
What happens if 1.a4 a5?
checkmateibeatu wrote:
If you move your king to the center early, you won't even GET to the endgame!
Are you alright? If you count all the pieces white developed, and all black developed, white has a material advantage of 3 1/2 points (Yes, thats how much the king is worth). You told me to learn opening principles and yet you dont even know the simple principle-Develop all your pieces.
checkmateibeatu needs to seriously restudy basic opening principles, and endgame principles=it says clearly
1.Develop ALL YOUR PIECES (The king is not a piece?)
2.Centralize your king for the endgame.
Yes, this was our old classic way, the hypermoderns keeps insisting you only need to put your rooks on the 3rd or 6th rank early, well both method works but I prefer the classic one.
Look up Hypermodern vs Classic you will understand.
duskrevival wrote:
checkmateibeatu wrote:
If you move your king to the center early, you won't even GET to the endgame!
Are you alright? If you count all the pieces white developed, and all black developed, white has a material advantage of 3 1/2 points (Yes, thats how much the king is worth).
Yes that is how much king SAFETY is worth..
The opening principles are...
-develop your piees (kings and pawns are not considered "pieces"
-get your king SAFE by castling
-don't move a piece more than once in the opening
you still don't get it. Even though everyone had been telling you that. Do I need to prove it to you in a game? I would gladly play 1.e4 e5 2.Ke2 against you. I would shut up and say Ke2 is terrible and respect King Safety(Whatever that is). If I win, you have to tell every person here how Ke2 is the best move in the universe following 1.e4 e5.
So checkmateibeatu, whats your move, accept my challenge and say Ke2 is the best, or forfeit and say Ke2 is the best. Make your move.
(PS. I like that bl4der speech style, it's just hilarious 
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Oh ya, I challenge checkmateibeatu to a chess to the Ke2!